UN working to address slavery, abuses against African migrants and refugees, Security Council told

Nov 29, 2017, at 02:54 pm

  New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations is stepping up its work to stop the grave abuses perpetrated against refugees and migrants along the Central Mediterranean routes, including alleged slave trade in Libya, two UN agency chiefs told the Security Council on Tuesday.

UN chief 'horrified' at buying and selling of African migrants in Libya

Nov 21, 2017, at 02:05 pm

New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): Expressing horror at news reports and videos showing African migrants in Libya allegedly being sold as slaves, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on on Mondaycalled on the authorities to urgently investigate the situation and bring the perpetrators to justice.

More survivors, remains of deceased African migrants found on Yemen beach, says UN agency

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:39 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Over the past three days, the UN migration agency has found more survivors and victims' remains from last week's tragedy – when hundreds of migrants were forced from two boats into the sea off the coast of Yemen.

African migrants reportedly being sold in ‘slave markets’ in Libya, UN agency warns

Apr 12, 2017, at 05:03 am

New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Hundreds of migrants along North African migrant routes are being bought and sold openly in modern day ‘slave markets’ in Libya, survivors have told the United Nations migration agency, which warned that these reports “can be added to a long list of outrages” in the country.