Sold as sex slaves and tortured for months, these women migrants were rescued from illegal detention centers in Libya.
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00:00They kidnapped me. I stayed with them until July.
00:06There was a Sudanese man and five Libyans.
00:10They raped me. It was a bit difficult.
00:16The Sudanese man said to me,
00:19Azul, why doesn't he think of giving me money?
00:23Why doesn't he tell me?
00:25He said to me, when the kids come to work with you,
00:29they will pay him.
00:31He is a businessman.
00:34I hope that when he comes to work with these five people,
00:39he will benefit from me.
00:42He will get the money.
00:55I had a hard time.
01:07I had a hard time.
01:09But at the same time, I was pregnant.
01:13I was a bit tired.
01:15I had to take care of the kids.
01:20I felt like I was going to die.
01:24For lack of being actually present
01:48on those underground detention sites,
01:51it's very difficult to know what exactly they are.
01:58Many of whom, when they're out,
02:01carry the stigmas of those periods.
02:07Physical stigmas, but also psychological stigmas.
02:11They share their stories of that massive exposure to violence.
02:19Those deemed places where they are being violated,
02:26beaten, undernourished, of course, on a daily basis.
02:38It is an incredibly painful experience to leave
02:43for the thousands of migrants who experience
02:46that reality of, let's say,
02:50clandestine underground detention.
02:54A reason why a big part of what we're trying to do
02:59is to provide some sort of psychological assistance to the migrants.
03:10Even if you had the possibility to escape,
03:13you can't, because at the door, there are people with weapons.
03:16What are you going to do?
03:17Every morning, they hit you.
03:20At night, like during the day, they hit you.
03:23They torture you.
03:32I'm sorry.
03:35I'm sorry. Help me.
03:37Help me. I'm sorry.
03:39I'm sorry. Help me.
03:44The migrants are being held by the police.
03:52They hit me on the back.
03:54They hit me on the back.
03:56They broke my back.
03:57They hit me.
03:58They grabbed me.
04:00And they hit me on my face.
04:04They grabbed me and hit me.
04:06But it was a very strong hit.
04:10They want more money.
04:12They want $13,000.
04:14They hit me.
04:15They hit me for 24 hours.
04:17At night, I couldn't sleep.
04:19I couldn't sleep at night.
04:21I couldn't speak.
04:23I couldn't do anything.
04:24I was tired.
04:25That's why, in the end,
04:29they brought me here.
04:31They put me here and left.
04:33They left because they brought me here.
04:39They left because they brought me here.
04:50There is obviously a business of migration in Libya.
04:53I would say that there are actually businesses of migration in Libya
04:56because they are different businesses.
04:58You cannot compare the business of trafficking
05:04and that of the detention center.
05:07Different types, different natures, different bodies.
05:10For sure, there is a business of trafficking.
05:15These smuggling houses are for money.
05:22But then there is also a business for keeping the migrants in the detention centers.
05:28There are caterers providing food.
05:35There are salaries to be paid.
05:38This is bringing money to people.
05:42There is also a business related to the Libyan coast guard
05:47that are paid and trained by the European Union,
05:52Italy in particular,
05:56to intercept and return migrants
06:01who are attempting to cross the sea back to Libya.
06:08This is another business, if you want.
06:14The migrants are part of the economy of Libya,
06:19as oil is or the traffic of weapons.
06:25It brings resources to quite a big number of people right now.
06:33People who are either working within a legitimate entity
06:42or totally embroiled in global crime.
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