United Nations • The U.N. Security Council on Thursday condemned the sale of African migrants into slavery in Libya as “heinous abuses of human rights” that may constitute crimes against humanity.
A presidential statement approved by all 15 council members and read at an open meeting called for speedy investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The statement comes after an emergency council meeting on Nov. 28 held amid global outrage over CNN video showing African men being sold at a slave market in Libya.
The Security Council urged Libyan authorities and all U.