greenwire:

uncommonbish:

it really PISSES me off that i have to look to find out things like this. THIS IS A BIG DEAL
THIS should be all over the news, especially since everyone in the mentions says they want to help but none of us know how)

This remains an underreported issue, particularly in Western-based media outlets. Many of these stories are from 2017 and comparatively few stories could be found on this issue (they are published a few months apart instead of daily or weekly like stories about Mueller and Kate Middleton and whatever the president tweeted last). I am listing sources from various global sources below. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42492687

http://time.com/5042560/libya-slave-trade/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/slavery-libya-life-container-180121084314393.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/african-refugees-bought-sold-murdered-libya-171129103602048.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/03/21/595497429/migrants-passing-through-libya-could-end-up-being-sold-as-slaves