Abducted shortly after arriving in Libya in May 2024, her family has been subjected to relentless threats and shifting ransom demands by her captors, with the latest demand set at $6,000 for her release.

According to Refugees in Libya, on Monday morning, the family received a video showing Naima being tortured, alongside an image depicting over 50 other victims in captivity. The footage, described as harrowing, exposes the appalling conditions in which Black migrants are held, awaiting auction in a modern slave trade that echoes Libya’s dark historical legacy.

Human rights advocates have called for urgent international action to address the crisis in Libya. “Justice must be more than a word spoken in comfortable rooms; it must be an action that breaks chains and builds bridges,” Yambio emphasised.