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26 Nigerian Women Found Dead at Sea

  • Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 November 2017
  • Motion reference: S5M-08927

That the Parliament notes with great sadness reports that 26 Nigerian women, mainly aged between 14 and 18, were found dead at sea, suspected to have been sexually abused and then murdered; welcomes the reported arrests of two men accused of organising and trafficking at least 150 people from Nigeria and other sub-Saharan countries into Italy; understands that there were 375 further migrant survivors from two separate shipwrecks; is appalled that 90% of female migrants report violence, starvation, torture and/or rape by Libyan militants and various gangs during their journey; understands that Nigeria is the fourth biggest source of slaves trafficked into the UK; has concerns that the majority of women are trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation; appreciates the Scottish Government's stance that prostitution is violence against women; condemns all kinds of human trafficking, and hopes that Scotland and other European countries will explore legislation that neighbouring countries already have in place, where its shown they have become a hostile place for traffickers.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Rhoda Grant, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Christina McKelvie, Stuart McMillan, David Torrance, Sandra White