"The United Nations has warned that migrants in Libya, including young girls, face the risk of being killed, tortured, raped, or forced into domestic slavery. According to a UN Human Rights Office report released on Tuesday, migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees are being forcibly abducted and jailed for long periods until they're sold or kidnappers receive ransom from relatives. list of 4 itemsend of list They endure prolonged detention and are coerced through torture and inhumane treatment into paying for their release, said the report titled Business as Usual."
"These violations are executed through a business model one that turns human mobility into a supply chain and human suffering into profit, the report said. Detention has become a revenue stream within an exploitative, profit-driven system. Survival depends on payment. Those without money are passed along, sold, or erased. Libya has become a transit route for migrants from South Asia, the Middle East and Africa who are fleeing conflict and poverty."
Migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Libya face abduction, prolonged detention, torture, rape, sale, and forced domestic slavery. Detainees are held for long periods until relatives pay ransom or they are sold; coercion and inhumane treatment are used to extract payments for release. Detention functions as a revenue stream within an exploitative, profit-driven supply chain that turns human mobility into profit. Those without money are passed along, sold, or erased. Libya serves as a transit route for migrants from South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa heading to Europe since 2011. European Union support for the Libyan Coast Guard has led to interceptions and returns to detention.
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