Libya Slavery 🇱🇾
' Slavery is an outrageous reality in Libya' NEWS / SLAVERY Libya slavery UN Middle East SIGN UP 'The auctions are reminiscent of one of the darkest chapters in human history, when millions of Africans were uprooted, enslaved, trafficked and auctioned to the highest bidder' A group of UN human rights experts has strongly condemned Libya's slave trade amid reports that hundreds of African refugees are being bought and sold in markets across the country every week. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the group urged the Libyan government to take "urgent action" to end the practice. "We were extremely disturbed to see the images which show migrants being auctioned as merchandise, and the evidence of markets in enslaved Africans which has since been gathered," the statement noted. "It is now clear that slavery is an outrageous reality in Libya . The auctions are reminiscent of one of the darkest chapters in human history, when ...