Human trafficking and trauma in the digital era : the ongoing tragedy of the trade in refugees from Eritrea

Drawing on interviews and data, this book describes the human trafficking crisis that began at the end of 2008, when many Eritrean refugees were abducted and trafficked to the Sinai, and the subsequent expansion of this human trafficking and other forms of exploitation beyond the Sinai, focusing on the mode of operation and the key facilitators and beneficiaries. Human rights and other specialists from Africa and Europe provide 13 chapters that examine the vulnerability of Eritrean refugees to human trafficking for ransom, their migration trajectories, and the trauma, torture, and dangers they face. They address why there is a mass exodus from Eritrea and who is benefiting, trafficking and organ harvesting of refugees in Libya and Egypt, the plight of unaccompanied children and women, the mental and physical trauma experienced, the collective nature of the trauma, the findings of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea, the control of the Eritrean regime over members of its diaspora in new countries, how the Atlantic Council supports the Eritrean regime, the policy agenda in Europe and Africa in response to the crisis, and the crisis of accountability of Eritrea. Distributed in North America by the African Books Collective. Annotation �2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)