People for sale: Where lives are auctioned for $400 (Libya)

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CNN
Nima Elbagir, Raja Razek, Alex Platt and Bryony Jones
Nov. 15, 2017

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- "Eight hundred," says the auctioneer. "900 ... 1,000 ... 1,100 ..." Sold. For 1,200 Libyan dinars -- the equivalent of $800.

Not a used car, a piece of land, or an item of furniture. Not "merchandise" at all, but two human beings.

One of the unidentified men being sold in the grainy cell phone video obtained by CNN is Nigerian. He appears to be in his twenties and is wearing a pale shirt and sweatpants.

He has been offered up for sale as one of a group of "big strong boys for farm work," according to the auctioneer, who remains off camera. Only his hand -- resting proprietorially on the man's shoulder -- is visible in the brief clip.

More... http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/libya-migrant-auctions/index.html

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Now you know why people have been leaving the continent since The Pleistocene.

[Frank Cannon]

This has been going on forever and CNN finally decided to look into real slavery in between claiming NFL players were slaves.

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This has been going on forever and CNN finally decided to look into real slavery in between claiming NFL players were slaves.

Still, it's good to see it on CNN.