Asylum seekers in Tunisia have been sold to Libyan traffickers for as little as $12, according to human rights groups
A coalition of humanitarian organizations has alleged that sub-Saharan African migrants in Tunisia are being apprehended and sold to Libyan traffickers, and that the process is facilitated by agreements with the European Union and Italy, according to a report released on Tuesday. It claims they are detained by authorities, held in detention centers, and subsequently sold off for as little as $12 each.
The report, titled “State Trafficking: Expulsion and Sale of Migrants from Tunisia to Libya,” is based on months of research in North Africa’s shanty camps and desert detention centers. It includes testimonies from 30 people from countries such as Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Guinea, and Ivory Coast, who recounted being sent from Tunisia to Libya between June 2023 and November 2024.
“They sold us to the Libyans. I really mean buying and…
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