The reports that slave trade is reportedly thriving in the lawlessness of post-Gaddafi Libya, and people of African origin are being traded in its territory, are “inaccurate,” officials of the Libyan Embassy in Dhaka said on Monday. “The information, whatever presented by the news reports on the selling and purchasing of human beings of African origin, is inaccurate. He added that slave trade is universally condemned in Libya based not only on international conventions on human rights, but also on the religious values and traditions of the country’s people. “Such practices and violations, if any, are consequences of illegal migration, which affects Libya more than other countries of the world. CNN published an investigative report on slave trade last week, with video evidence that shows smugglers in Libya auctioning migrants off as slaves.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 04, 2017 15:43 UTC