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sabrina 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-11 02:29 AM
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44. Human rights orgs have interviewed some of the Black Africans
who are banding together in camps and have been told that some of the women have been raped. Many, trying to get out of the country, have been attacked and robbed of their savings, and are now stuck there. Others have been rounded up and are now in jail. And of course there are the ones who have been killed, accused of being 'mercenaries'.

This is NOT new news, but many did not want to hear it. From the beginning, and one of the reasons I stopped supporting this 'revolution' the Human Rights Orgs were reporting rapes, disappearances and brutality towards the African workers. Many were beaten and there were even photos, but anyone who tried to talk about it was told to basically 'stfu'.

A couple of photos from the past week:



The body of a suspected mercenary



Suspected mercenaries detained by rebels

Lots of photos like these taken during the fighting. But I'm afraid that the rebels will be advised to block access to them to protect their image. I hope they can be persuaded to refrain from any more violence towards these people most of whom were in Libya just trying to make a living.
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