Format:
xxix, 792 Seiten :
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten ;
,
23 cm.
ISBN:
978-9956-553-12-9
,
9956553123
Series Statement:
Connected and mobile: migration and human trafficking in Africa book 5
Content:
Eritrean refugees are being trafficked and enslaved in Libya, where they are tortured to force relatives to pay a ransom for their release. Labelled with a digital code, they are moved along in the possession of the traffickers through a series of 'black holes', in which their access to digital technologies and connectivity is highly controlled. They are tortured, abused, extorted and subjected to sexual violence. Many die along the way. If they make it to the Mediterranean Sea, they risk being intercepted and returned to Libya or dying at sea. Over the period of this study (2017-21), it is conservatively estimated that at least 200,000 men, women and children have fallen victim to human trafficking for ransom in Libya, and the cumulative value of this trade for that period is estimated at over 1 billion USD. This detailed ethnographic study identifies the routes, modus operandi, organisation, and key actors involved in the human trafficking for ransom of refugees and migrants, who are desperately in need of protection. The book is part of the GAIC Research Network and African studies series published by Langaa RPCIG and makes an important contribution to the literature on human trafficking, migration studies, African studies, modern slavery, social protection and governance
Note:
Human trafficking for ransom in black holes in the digital landscape: An introduction -- Living in a black hole: explaining human trafficking for ransom in migration -- Skin in the game: Methodology of an ethnographic research with exposure to trauma -- Human trafficking for ransom: A literature-review -- The past is not past: The history and context of human trafficking for fandom in Libya -- Enslaved by their own government: Indefinite national service in Eritrea -- Escaping Eritrea: The vulnerability of Eritreans to human trafficking -- Trust works: Delivering trauma recovery understanding self-help therapy (TRUST) to refugees from Eritrea -- Deceived and exploited: Classifying the practice as human trafficking -- Straight lines in the Sahara: Mapping the human trafficking routes and hubs through Libya -- “You are the ball - they are the players”: The human traffickers of Eritreans in Libya -- Living skeletons: The spread of human trafficking for ransom to Libya -- Hell on earth: Conditions of Eritrean refugees in official detention centres in Libya -- “Dead-dead”: Trapped in the human trafficking cycle in Libya -- “We had no choice; it’s part of the journey”: A culture of sexual violence in Libya -- “Gate closed”: The situation in Libya during COVID-19 -- Active agency, access and power: social media and Eritrean refugees in Libya
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Ethnology
Keywords:
Migration
;
Menschenhandel
;
Sklaverei
