The immense suffering of Ethiopian refugees in Libya


SOCEPP
has written a number of letters to the new Libyan authorities to respect the rights of Ethiopians and all African migrant workers and refugees but it has received no reply whatsoever. SOCEPP has received the report that hundreds of Ethiopians are detained in containers in the Libyan desert and extorted to bring money from their relatives to get a release. The suffering of Ethiopian women is particularly socking while latest freports indicate that young Ethiopian men have been gang raped in both Tripoli and Benghazi and vilified for their Christian faith.  Read More…