Ransom 20-Year-Old Naima Jamal Abducted in Libya Faces Torture as Traffickers Demand $6000 Ransom

Naima Jamal, a 20-year-old Ethiopian woman, has become the latest victim of Libya’s brutal human trafficking networks.

Abducted shortly after arriving in Libya in May 2024, her family has been subjected to relentless threats and shifting ransom demands by her captors, with the latest demand set at $6,000 for her release.

According to Refugees in Libya, on Monday morning, the family received a video showing Naima being tortured, alongside an image depicting over 50 other victims in captivity. The footage, described as harrowing, exposes the appalling conditions in in which Black migrants are held, awaiting auction in a modern slave trade that echoes Libya’s dark historical legacy.

Activist and survivor David Yambio condemned the ongoing atrocities, stating, “Libya is a machine built to grind Black bodies into dust. The auctions today carry the same cold calculations as those centuries ago: a man reduced to the strength of his arms, a woman to the curve of her back, a child to the potential of their years.”

HUMAN TRAFFICKING THRIVES AMIDST LAWLESSNESS

Libya has emerged as a dangerous hotspot for Black migrants, where human traffickers operate with impunity. Victims are abducted, tortured, and sold into forced labour or exploitation, often facing death death if their families fail to meet ransom demands. Activists argue that global indifference and systemic racism perpetuate this crisis.

“Libya is Europe’s shadow,” Yambio wrote. “It is a hell constructed by Arab racism and fueled by European indifference. They call it border control, but it is cruelty dressed in bureaucracy.”

Naima’s case is emblematic of a larger crisis. Traffickers continue to exploit vulnerable migrants, emboldened by a lack of accountability and international intervention. The $6,000 demanded for Naima’s release represents more than a ransom—it highlights the global community’s failure to act against these crime

FAMILIES LEFT TO STRUGGLE ALONE Naima’s family, like many others, faces an impossible choice: raise the exorbitant ransom or risk losing their loved ones forever. Meanwhile, the captives endure unspeakable suffering, their lives reduced to commoditi an unchecked market

Human rights advocates have called for urgent international action to address the crisis in Libya. “Justice must be more than a word spoken in comfortable rooms; it must be an action that breaks chains and builds bridges,” Yambio emphasised.

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