Abstract
There are striking similarities between Sinai trafficking and human trafficking for ransom in Libya. This chapter presents evidence to compare the practices, including the experiences of detainees in the holding camps, the torture methods used to extract ransoms, and the use of mobile phones to broadcast the torture to relatives and facilitate payments. In both places, Eritreans are (were) targeted and, in both places, refugees are (were) trapped in a cycle of human trafficking from which it is hard to escape. It can be concluded that trafficking for ransom has morphed and spread through the whole Horn of Africa – and, with the profitability of the practice, it could spread even wider.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Enslaved. |
| Subtitle of host publication | Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya. |
| Editors | Mirjam Van Reisen, Munyaradzi Mawere, Klara Smits, Morgane Wirtz |
| Place of Publication | Bamenda |
| Publisher | Langaa RPCIG |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 521-569 |
| Number of pages | 49 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789956553129 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Connected and Mobile: Migration and Human Trafficking in Africa |
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| Publisher | Langaa RPCIG |
| Volume | 5 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Migration
- Libya
- Human Trafficking
- Mobile
- Refugees
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