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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the
first ten years of the 21st Century -
2000 to 2009
Libya is a transit and destination country for men and
women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for the purposes of forced labor
and commercial sexual exploitation. Migrants typically seek employment in
Libya as laborers and domestic employees or transit Libya en route to Europe.
In some cases, smuggling debts and illegal status leave
migrants vulnerable to coercion, resulting in cases of forced prostitution
and forced labor; employers of irregular migrants sometimes withhold payment
or travel documents. As in previous years, there were reports that women from
sub-Saharan Africa were trafficked to Libya for the purposes of commercial
sexual exploitation. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report,
June, 2009 [full country report] |
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CAUTION: The following links have been culled
from the web to illuminate the situation in *** FEATURED
ARTICLE *** Libya's "UN-Human" Rights Record jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/10638.htm frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=%7bD96431E8-959E-48FA-A196-904B46581CFB%7d Many of you are aware of the plight
of southern Sudanese who are enslaved in Sudan. Most of you are probably not
aware that some of these slaves end up in Libya and are sold into bondage.
The Libyan government has not put a stop to these practices and, with Libya's
dismal human rights record, we are hardly surprised. ***
ARCHIVES *** Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – Women
were trafficked through the country from Africa to Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2003 [43] The Committee is concerned
about reports of trafficking of children to the State party for the purposes
of prostitution and slavery. The
Committee is concerned that there is a lack of information and awareness of
the trafficking and prostitution of children. Reports on
the Use of Child Soldiers — 2003 LIBYA - Despite the Penal Code's prohibition on slavery,
citizens have been implicated in the purchase of Sudanese slaves, mainly
southern Sudanese women and children, who were captured by Sudanese
government troops in the ongoing civil war in Sudan. The Protection Project - Libya [DOC] FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE - Libya’s location on the southern Mediterranean coast makes it an
ideal transit country for traffickers or smugglers on their way to Europe.
Libya’s long and unpoliced desert borders allow
people from African countries to be brought into the country undetected, and Libya’s 2,000-kilometer northern
coastal border allows traffickers direct sea access to Europe. Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 7 Civil Liberties: 7 Status: Not Free Human Rights Overview
by Human Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide U.S. Library of Congress
- Country Study Libya's "UN-Human" Rights Record jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/10638.htm frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=%7bD96431E8-959E-48FA-A196-904B46581CFB%7d Many of you are aware of the
plight of southern Sudanese who are enslaved in Sudan. Most of you are probably
not aware that some of these slaves end up in Libya and are sold into
bondage. The Libyan government has not put a stop to these practices and,
with Libya's dismal human rights record, we are hardly surprised. All material used herein
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