"Eritrean refugees are being trafficked and enslaved in Libya, where they are tortured to force relatives to pay a ransom for their release. Labelled with a digital code, they are moved along in the possession of the traffickers through a series of ‘black holes’, in which their access to digital
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technologies and connectivity is highly controlled. They are tortured, abused, extorted and subjected to sexual violence. Many die along the way. If they make it to the Mediterranean Sea, they risk being intercepted and returned to Libya or dying at sea. Over the period of this study (2017–21), it is conservatively estimated that at least 200,000 men, women and children have fallen victim to human trafficking for ransom in Libya, and the cumulative value of this trade for that period is estimated at over 1 billion USD. This detailed ethnographic study identifies the routes, modus operandi, organisation, and key actors involved in the human trafficking for ransom of refugees and migrants, who are desperately in need of protection." (Publisher description)
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"The book goes beyond critiques of the marginality of African approaches in media and communication studies to offer scholars the theoretical and empirical toolkit needed to start building critical corpora of African scholarship and theory that places the everyday worlds, needs and uses of Africans
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first. Decoloniality demands new epistemological interventions in African media, culture and communication, and this book is an important interlocutor in this space. In a globally interconnected world, changing patterns of authority and power pose new challenges to the ways in which media institutions are constituted and managed, as well as how communication and media policy is negotiated and the manner in which citizens engage with increasing media opportunities. The handbook focuses on the interrelationships of the local and the global and the concomitant consequences for media practice, education and citizen engagement in today’s Africa." (Publisher description)
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"What happens at the nexus of the digital divide and human trafficking? This book examines the impact of the introduction of new digital information and communication technology (ICT) – as well as lack of access to digital connectivity – on human trafficking. The different studies presented in t
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he chapters show the realities for people moving along the Central Mediterranean route from the Horn of Africa through Libya to Europe. The authors warn against an over-optimistic view of innovation as a solution and highlight the relationship between technology and the crimes committed against vulnerable people in search of protection. In this volume, the third in a four-part series ‘Connected and Mobile: Migration and Human Trafficking in Africa’, relevant new theories are proposed as tools to understand the dynamics that appear in mobile Africa. Most importantly, the editors identify critical ethical issues in relation to both technology and human trafficking and the nexus between them, helping explore the dimensions of new responsibilities that need to be defined. The chapters in this book represent a collection of well-documented empirical investigations by a young and diverse group of researchers, addressing critical issues in relation to innovation and the perils of our time." (Publisher description)
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"This publication will contribute to ensuring that the breadth of human rights violations in Eritrea becomes known, and that the issue of human trafficking migrates more strongly upwards into the public eye." (Back cover)
"Seit jeher beuten Menschen andere Menschen aus. Die Geschichte der Sklaverei – lange Zeit als Eigentum an einer anderen Person definiert – endete jedoch nicht mit ihrer rechtlichen Abschaffung. Spätestens mit der Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte von 1948 ist das Verbot von Sklaverei z
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war eine international akzeptierte Norm, faktisch aber werden Menschen noch immer versklavt und unter schlimmsten Bedingungen ausgebeutet. Da heute nicht mehr Eigentum, sondern die tatsächliche Verfügungsgewalt über eine Person als die entscheidende Kategorie gilt, werden Fälle von Menschenhandel, Zwangsarbeit, Leibeigenschaft oder Schuldknechtschaft oft auch als „moderne Sklaverei“ bezeichnet. Je nach Definition und Erhebungsmethode sind die Zahlen über das Ausmaß moderner Sklaverei sehr unterschiedlich. Die Internationale Arbeitsorganisation (ILO) schätzt, dass weltweit derzeit knapp 21 Millionen Menschen Zwangsarbeit leisten müssen, wozu auch Menschenhandel mit dem Ziel der Arbeits- oder sexuellen Ausbeutung zählt. Andere Schätzungen liegen deutlich höher. Zwar gibt es Formen moderner Sklaverei auch in reichen Ländern wie Deutschland. Das größte Risiko, in Versklavung zu geraten, stellt jedoch Armut dar, weshalb die regionalen Schwerpunkte vor allem außerhalb Europas liegen. Zudem sind Frauen häufiger betroffen als Männer. Dass Deutschland in vielfacher Hinsicht auch in die „alte Sklaverei“ verstrickt war, also in die Wirtschafts- und Plantagensklaverei sowie den transatlantischen „Dreieckshandel“ des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts, dringt erst langsam ins breitere öffentliche Bewusstsein." (Editorial)
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"The Protection Project encourages the dissemination of information about the best ways to combat trafficking in persons by recommending five main components of civil society: (a) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), (b) corporations, (c) academia, (d) media, and (e) faith-based organizations. The
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Protection Project’s '100 Best Practices in Combating Trafficking in Persons: The Role of Civil Society' offers examples of some successful initiatives that have been undertaken by representatives of those five main categories. This publication is intended to serve as a guide in the design and implementation of anti-trafficking practices worldwide, as well as to inform the general public about outstanding contributions to the fight against trafficking in persons. This document is divided into five parts: Part I highlights initiatives carried out by NGOs, which are grouped under four broad categories: prevention, protection, identification and investigation, and multipronged initiatives. Part II lists initiatives undertaken by corporations, employment agencies, unions, and workers’ associations. Research projects, secondary school, and university courses about trafficking in persons, as well as clinical programs, are grouped in Part III, which is devoted to academia. Part IV focuses on media initiatives and highlights the different means used to inform the widest possible audience about trafficking in persons, including news programs, documentaries, films, websites, and mobile applications. Finally, Part V highlights the role that religious institutions can play in the fight against trafficking and lists initiatives taken by faith-based organizations." (Introduction, page 1)
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"This study presents the current methods used by traffickers to recruit their victims via the Internet, and identifies legal, administrative and technical means used to combat this misuse." (Back cover)
"Over the past five years USAID has supported anti-trafficking activities in more than 70 countries tailored to the conditions of the country. Most prevention programs combine awareness raising and education, employment, and income generation. Protection programs include training and other support f
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or local providers of victim services, as well as direct support for shelters. To improve prosecution of traffickers, USAID provides anti-trafficking training for law enforcement and the judiciary. USAID support for anti-trafficking activities in 2005 totaled $21.34 million, of which $15.18 million was from USAID resources and $6.16 was from the President’s AntiTrafficking Initiative. African countries received $2.2 million; Latin American and Caribbean Countries received $7.58 million (including $6.16 million from the President’s Initiative); $3.4 million went to countries in Asia and the Near East; and, countries in Europe and Eurasia received $7.86 million." (Introduction)
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