UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described himself as “horrified” on Monday following a flurry of reports showing slave auctions being held in Libya, with African migrants being sold to the highest bidder.
Gutteres urged all countries to adopt the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime’s protocol barring human trafficking. The overwhelming majority of the planet signed this convention already but there remain a few glaring omissions, including Pakistan. Libya, however, is a signatory.
Gutteres went on to warn that such actions were not just “egregious abuses of human rights,” but might amount to crimes against humanity under international law. Treaties regarding crimes against humanity nearly universally include enslavement as such a crime.
The adoption of such practices within Libya is a very recent phenomenon, with African migrants historically flocking to the country during the Gadhafi era to find work. After the ouster of Gadhafi, however, many Libyans have seen Africans as de facto supporters of the old regime, and have targeted them as a result.
This was most glaring in 2011 when the town of Tawergha, an overwhelmingly black town, was violently depopulated by the Misrata militia. Refugees from Tawergha were repeatedly targeted in trying to escape to other parts of the country, and were presented as “collaborators.”
It is still not clear where in Libya these auctions are taking place, or how prevalent they have yet become. It appears many of the slaves were originally captured by militias to be ransomed off, and were simply sold into slavery when they couldn’t get ransoms. The expectation is that they are broadly being sold as farm laborers.
Another American success story. We sure taught them a thing or two.
Tell me these people don’t miss Ghadafi. Leading up to his assassination, Western readers were treated to propaganda such as this, courtesy of the Daily Mail: Uncovered: The macabre sex chamber of Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi
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Are the people in the “auctions” prisoners? Maybe the opportunity to be fed is better to them than starving. The auctioneers receives a commission, same as what Manpower gets for finding an employee.
I know you are joking, but this is no laughing matter:
Migrants are being raped, tortured and kept as slaves in Libya
Where did Gaddaffi have his slave auctions ? Did not the U.N authorize the removal of Gaddaffi . Or was this just another clear example of the United States bombing the wrong side again . This has gotten to be such a common practice that whomever the United States is bombing are the good guys . Just where does that leave us ?
Hillary’s work. She broke it..
The Libyan’ s were selling women and children in these markets in the beginning. Makes one wonder how many of these slaves, boys & girls are living in the basement of their Westchester house.
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This would never happen under Gadhafi because Gadhafi was an African first and a Libyan second. Say what you will about the strongman but he knew how to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Part of me misses the crazy bastard. There’s at least a dozen others in Sessions Alabama basement who would agree.
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Chalk up another success for Blair, Sarkozy, Hitlery and Obongo.