In Libya, the peril of being black

Vivienne looked out through the bars of the Tripoli jail cell where rebel authorities had held her for five days. She is one of a group of 90 Ni­ger­ian migrants who were rounded up during the climactic battle here last month against Moammar Gaddafi's troops, accused of possessing weapons and killing Libyans.

Vivienne said her only crime is her black skin.

"They think because we are black, we are fighting for Gaddafi," she said this week, afraid to give her last name. "We were hiding. We were afraid. There were gunshots and bombs." Around her, other women — hairdressers, housekeepers, one pregnant — told the same story.

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Associated Press 10 Sep, 2011

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