A new UN report has revealed that migrant and refugee children and youth trying to reach Europe face appalling levels of human rights abuses, with 77 percent of those travelling along the Central Mediterranean route reporting direct experiences of abuse, exploitation, and practices which may amount to human trafficking.
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Migrants traded in “slave markets” in Libya, U.N. agency says
The United Nations says a growing number of migrants passing through Libya are being traded in “slave markets”.
Baby born at sea rescued from migrant shipwreck
A newborn baby is among a group of migrants arriving in Italy after a rescue from a shipwreck in which 400 are feared to have lost their lives.
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