Libyan militants caught throwing migrants overboard
From Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United
September 28th, 2025
News Digest
OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS
| Human trafficking Caught on film: Libyan militias take migrants out to sea and throw them in An Italian journalist’s photographs and video captured Libyan militias dumping migrants into the Mediterranean. The images expose the deadly costs of Europe’s partnership with Libya, enabling trafficking, forced labor, and murder. Show more… |
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| Supply chain Clean energy boom powered by child labor across AfricaAfrica’s mineral boom for clean energy runs on child labor and exploited workers. Lawsuits expose tech giants’ supply chain abuses over modern slavery and child deaths in cobalt mines, while women leaders fight to break the cycle, protect children, and demand safe and just mining practices. Show more… |
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| Forced marriage Pakistan’s lax enforcement leading to millions of child brides Governments and advocates worldwide celebrated Pakistan’s new law banning child marriage. Yet weak enforcement allows forced child marriage to persist across the country, exposing millions to exploitation, early pregnancies, domestic violence, and exclusion from education. Show more… |
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