Document #1338634

NYT – New York Times (Author)

Bedouin Smugglers Abuse Africans Held for Ransom, Israel Group Says

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7444dc4e2541d03becb53747fb381564

ecoi.net description:
According to a human rights group, about 1,000 African migrants trying to cross the Sinai Desert from Egypt to Israel have been systematically beaten, raped and held captive for ransom in the past year by Bedouin smugglers; most of the migrants were Eritrean
Countries:
Egypt, Eritrea, Israel
Source:
NYT – New York Times (Author)
Published:
15 February 2011
Original link:
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7444dc4e2541d03becb53747fb381564
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1338634 (former ID 154775)

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