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Slaves

VIDEOS: ‘African Slaves’ Being Tortured In Libya In Horrifying Ways

Ibukun Jan 22, 2018 0

Disturbing videos of alleged African males, ethnicity unknown, have surfaced on the web. These videos depict the 'African slaves' being tortured in a number of ways. The men are said to be African slaves in Libya.The source of the…

World

FG evacuates 1,030 stranded Nigerians from Libya in 2 days – Maihaja

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 8, 2018 0

The Federal Government on Monday said it evacuated 1,030 stranded Nigerian migrants from Libya between Jan. 7 and Jan 8, 2018.Alhaji Mustapha Maihaja, the Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency, disclosed this at a…

News

AU to investigate sale of African migrants as slaves in Libya

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 22, 2017 0

The AU said on Tuesday it had launched an investigation into the sale of African migrants as slaves by armed groups in Libya.“The AU would try to get access to illegal detention centres in which migrants were held without charges“We…

World

Court finds 8 UAE princesses guilty of treating Belgian staff like ‘slaves’

Uju Jun 23, 2017 1

A Belgian court on Friday found eight princesses from Abu Dhabi’s royal family guilty of treating employees they hired in Brussels like “slaves.”The court sentenced the women in absentia.Each faces suspended sentences of 15 months…

World

Prosecutors seek prison sentence for UAE princesses accused of keeping slaves

Uju May 13, 2017

Belgian prosecutors are seeking prison sentences and a fine of 1.9 million euros (2.1 million dollars) for eight members of the Abu Dhabi royal household accused of treating more than 20 domestic workers like “slaves,” local media reported…

Opinion

Did Slaves Really Think They Were Immigrants?

Sean Price Mar 7, 2017

As a young African man who is proud of my heritage I am often embarrassed that my people were brought to America and the West starting from Portugal in slave ships and tortured and forced to work for nothing and oppressed.So when Ben…