African migrants sold in Libya 'slave markets', IOM says

[madville]

Source: BBC

Victims told IOM that after being detained by people smugglers or militia groups, they were taken to town squares or car parks to be sold.
Migrants with skills like painting or tiling would fetch higher prices, the head of the IOM in Libya told the BBC.

Libya has been in chaos since the 2011 Nato-backed ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.

A Senegalese migrant, who was not named to protect his identity, said that he had been sold at one such market in the southern Libyan city of Sabha, before being taken to a makeshift prison where more than 100 migrants were being held hostage.

Women, too, were bought by private Libyan clients and brought to homes where they were forced to be sex slaves, the witness said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39567632

[Wolf Frankula]

1. More of the Glorious Fruits of Regime Change!

The United States should NOT interfere in the internal affairs of another nation, nor should we allow another nation to interfere in our internal affairs.

Wolf

[Igel]

2. Meh. Reverting to the norm.

Benghazi was a noted city for its slave market for centuries. Mostly black slaves.

[grantcart]

3. I worked for IOM in the 70s/80s. Glad to see they have expanded beyond just refugee resettlement.