{"id":443127,"date":"2017-12-02T19:30:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T19:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/02\/libya-slave-trade-au-deploys-fact-finding-committee\/"},"modified":"2017-12-02T19:30:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T19:30:40","slug":"libya-slave-trade-au-deploys-fact-finding-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/02\/libya-slave-trade-au-deploys-fact-finding-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Libya slave trade: AU deploys fact finding committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/43736410.295.jpg\" alt=\"Libya Slaves2\" title=\"Libya Slaves2\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>It has been reported that African migrants are being sold as slaves in Libya<\/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=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512243040_379_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The African Union (AU) has sent a delegation to Libya to ascertain the situation on the ground regarding human trafficking and purported slave trade, Dr Admore Kambudzi, Acting Director for AU Peace and Security Department, has said.<\/p>\n<p>A video that shows African migrants sold as slaves in Libya sparked a global outcry. It has come to light that hundreds of Africans are being auctioned in modern day slave markets for $400 per person as Libya is the main transit hub for illegal immigrants and refugees seeking to reach Europe.<\/p>\n<p>A video published by CNN shows two men stand in the dark negotiating with an auctioneer to buy migrants.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Dr Etse Sikanku on Class 91.3 FM&#8217;s World Affairs on Friday, December 1, Dr Kambudzi revealed that the AU is interested in finding out the reality on the ground in order to address concerns of slave trade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our Chairperson has taken robust measures. He has decided to deploy a delegation of the AU Commission to Libya to establish the fact and make recommendations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and other global figures have condemned the slavery describing it as \u201cgross and scandalous abuses of human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others including Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Ranking member of Parliament\u2019s Foreign Affairs committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has however called for a joint military intervention to free the black African slaves being held captive.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kambudzi, who was not enthused about the development blamed it partly on the overthrow and murder of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We allowed people outside Africa to come and destroy a country that was doing well. Libya used to pay the contributions for so many African countries to the AU. Now it can&#8217;t,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Six years after the overthrow of Mr Gaddafi, Libya is still a failed state with heavy presence of militants and other violent groups perpetuating heinous crimes.<\/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>It has been reported that African migrants are being sold as slaves in Libya The African Union (AU) has sent a delegation to Libya to ascertain the situation on the ground regarding human trafficking and purported slave trade, Dr Admore Kambudzi, Acting Director for AU Peace and Security Department, has said. 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