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European governments complicit in horrific abuse of refugees, migrants in Libya: Rights Watchdog

EAT News (December 12, 2017) Amnesty International said today that European governments are knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by Libyan immigration authorities in appalling conditions in Libya. The rights watchdog published an expose today in the wake of global outrage over the sale of migrants in Libya that was ...

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Ethiopians hold worldwide protest against Libya slave trade

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 12, 2017) Ethiopians in major cities across the globe today held protest rallies against the horrific abuse of migrants and refugees in Libya where a recent investigative report by the CNN show migrants being sold as slaves. The report by the CNN that shows slave auctions conducted by smugglers have sparked worldwide indignation against ...

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Diaspora groups to hold Libya Anti Slavery March as Congressional Black Caucus met Libyan Amb.

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 8, 2017) A demonstration will be held on Tuesday in Washington, DC in protest against slave auction in Libya. African Diaspora groups in the DMV area in collaboration with African Lives Matter-London have organized the rally which begins at 9:00 AM Tuesday at the Libyan Embassy in Washington, DC and head to the State ...

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