Research Paper Example on Slave Trade in Libya

With a rapid increase in population and poor planning by the local governments all over the world, people are being displaced in other better economic performing countries as refugees and migrants to seek a more comfortable and affordable life. Immigration and human displacement are common in the third world countries like Africa (Hoch, Martin, et al, 99). Currently, one of the main shocking events worldwide is the slave trade which exists in Libya. This has been a key issue in the past one month that has left the world tongue-tied and wondering how such a barbaric activity still exists in the current century. According to various reports by CNN, the slave trade is real in the borders of Libya where refugees and migrants are trying to cross the border through the Mediterranean sea to Europe. The border crossing is done illegally and thus the refugees and migrants are taken advantage of. Casey Quackenbush (2017), explains that reports of rape and sexual assault has been reported and worst of all the slave trade where Ghanaians and Nigerians are auctioned and sold at $400. Reporting for CNN, Casey Quackenbush (2017) explains that slave trade in Libya is thus engineered by the displacement of people in the Libya refugee camps from the north African countries and the illegal immigrants who want to access Europe through the Mediterranean sea. Alongside terrorism and poverty, the slave trade in reference to the above-explained scenario is one of the major problems that has faced the world in this current developed century where human rights are vast and protective to all regardless of age, gender, race, culture, origin and sexual orientation. Various super nations like the United States have shown some efforts of intervening this inhumane practice protecting the human rights and freedom. The main aim of this study is, therefore, to deeply look into slave trade in Libya as the main problem, determine some of the facts proving that indeed, the slave trade is real in the country borders and finally to look into some of the ways with which this inhumane activity can be halted. The study creates a persuasion and a convincing literature through the use of ethos, logos, and pathos in making a clear review (Park & Jeanne, 311-325).

According to the reports on various media houses like CNN and BBC world new, the slave trade in Libya has been going on in the past four months. The illegal trade became more intensive from the month of September when the refugees from the north African countries increased in the Libya refugee camps. Displacement and the need for immigration thus propelled the emergence of the slave trade and auctioning of the Africans to the borders. Most victims including Nigerians and Ghana nationalities who wanted to find their ways through the Mediterranean sea to Europe seeking better living condition and availability of basic resources. The logic (logos) behind the slavery to the borders of Libya thus is the migration and massive human displacement in the country in form of refugees. The auctioning and selling of able men through the borders is as a result of the illegal nature of transiting the borders thus an advantage is taken by blackmailing and exploiting the Nigerians and other immigrants who are willing to cross the border.

Benard Smith (2017), explains that the ethics (ethnos) and the logic (logos) behind the human trafficking and trade in Libya is the human resource vacuum that was created by the fall of the country's former president, Muammar Gaddafi leading to the open market of human abilities. Reporting for Aljazeera, Bernard Smith further explains that the trade is as a result of the country Libya being the illegal through the way of immigrants from Africa to the southern Europe through the Mediterranean sea (Hamood & Sara, 19-42). Displacement of people as refugees into the country from countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Sudan and Somalia avails people with various abilities and talents whose resources can be sold and auctioned. The reporter, Smith, emotionally (pathos) explains how the sold individuals are mistreated, raped and assaulted and taken advantage of. It is even more painful to know that most of these people are sold and auctioned for $400 only showing how their human value and value of life is underrated and taken for granted by their auctioneers and sellers.

Being interviewed, most refugees and individuals who are sold and auctioned as slaves explains that before they are sold, they were promised to cross the border with no problem and reach their destinations in Europe safely. Most of the slaves were not aware that they were to be sold and auctioned as refugees and for those who knew, they had no any other option in life thus their only option to a perceived better life is through them being sold to better countries and nations where at least, they will get few resource in exchange for their hard labor. The primary reason for this inhumane trade thus is extreme poverty and unavailability of resources in most of the African countries and the poor living and economic conditions.

According to (Garelli, Glenda & Tazzioli, 67), in the current century, human rights and freedoms are clear and vivid in protecting every kind of person regardless of the origin, race or economic status. Mitigations should, therefore, be taken to make sure that this inhumane practice is stopped and people are treated in a proper way. Below are some of the ways with which slave trade resulting from human displacement and immigration can be stopped in Libya and other countries worldwide as well. creation of employment opportunities in the third world countries is one of the major mitigation in eradicating poverty which, results to all the unfortunate factors like slavery. Through exploiting unexploited resources in the African countries like oil in Nigeria, employment opportunities for the citizens will be created thus the source of income and improve the economy. Human displacement in Somalia and Sudan to Libya as refugees, for instance, is as a result of political displacement and insecurity from terror groups like the Al Shaabab rampant in Somalia. This can be controlled by other international countries like the superpower United States of America intervening in fighting the terror group and promoting security in efforts of promoting security. with a secure country, a great economy can be built thus the country can sustain its citizen without displacement to other countries (Pierce, Sarah & Doris, 112).

An immediate step to fight this inhumane trade of humans is through the neighboring countries intervening, for example, Italy through its Navy seals has intervened by tracking the boats used to transport the refugees, immigrants and the slaves through the Mediterranean sea and making sure that the refugees and the slaves are deported back to their countries. The European Union has also cut the links from the Libyan territory and the southern Europe making sure that all the slaves are well taken care of before being deported back to their countries.

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