{"id":442067,"date":"2017-11-29T18:02:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T18:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/29\/end-that-cruelty-obrafour-shatta-wale-ama-k-on-slavery-of-migrants-in-libya\/"},"modified":"2017-11-29T18:02:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T18:02:56","slug":"end-that-cruelty-obrafour-shatta-wale-ama-k-on-slavery-of-migrants-in-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/29\/end-that-cruelty-obrafour-shatta-wale-ama-k-on-slavery-of-migrants-in-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"End that cruelty \u2013 Obrafour, Shatta Wale, Ama K. on slavery of migrants in Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Wednesday, 29 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>abrantepa.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-11-29<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/51556097.295.jpg\" alt=\"Obrafour22\" title=\"Obrafour22\" width=\"295\" height=\"227\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Obrafour says he is against slavery<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1511978576_913_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Some celebrities have condemned recent reports of slave trade in Libya, urging authorities to help curb the cruel act.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures of slave markets and gross abuse of black Africans are awash on social media after CNN uncovered the fledging human trade in the North African country.<\/p>\n<p>The horrible images show some migrants being sold for $400 while others are tortured to death by individuals in Libyan military wears.<\/p>\n<p>While wrapping up his interview on Hitz FM\u2019s Daybreak Hitz, Wednesday, Obrafour added his voice to the many who have spoken against the act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should end that cruelty. It doesn\u2019t speak well of Africa at all. I\u2019m against slavery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In series of tweets, actress, Ama K. Abebrese also expressed her displeasure and called on international organisations and agencies to \u201ccome together to eradicate slavery forever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has released a song titled, \u2018Libya\u2019 to that effect.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">This whole <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LibyanBlackSlaveTrade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LibyanBlackSlaveTrade<\/a> is so messed up. It\u2019s 2017&#8230;.. I can\u2019t believe this is happening on the African continent. The African Union and other international agencies need to come together to eradicate slavery forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EndSlaveryLibya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EndSlaveryLibya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ama K Abebrese (@Ama_K_Abebrese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ama_K_Abebrese\/status\/935602572144017409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">The thing that most people don\u2019t know is that most of these African migrants pay huge sums of money to make the perilous journey to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Libya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Libya<\/a> with hopes of going to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Europe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Europe<\/a>. Some make it, some return, some die. Imagine paying money to end up being sold as slaves. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EndSlaveryinLibya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EndSlaveryinLibya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ama K Abebrese (@Ama_K_Abebrese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ama_K_Abebrese\/status\/935607295836393474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">It\u2019s interesting to note that in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Libya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Libya<\/a>, it\u2019s Africans selling other Africans into slavery. Lighter skinned Africans selling dark skinned Africans. It\u2019s sad that Blackness is still considered to be low, and continue to be degraded.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Endslavery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Endslavery<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EndSlaveryinLibya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EndSlaveryinLibya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ama K Abebrese (@Ama_K_Abebrese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ama_K_Abebrese\/status\/935610671609376768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TjzBvcaUCKc\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 49 updated by: 49 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Wednesday, 29 November 2017 Source: abrantepa.com 2017-11-29 Obrafour says he is against slavery Some celebrities have condemned recent reports of slave trade in Libya, urging authorities to help curb the cruel act. 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