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Eritrean-Swedish journalist and activist

Meron Estefanos (born 6 January ) is a Swedish-Eritrean human rights activist and journalist.

She first became known in the Eritrean refugee community in for helping people who had been kidnapped and tortured by human traffickers on their way to Israel in order to extort ransom money from their relatives, exemplified in the documentary film Sound of Torture.

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After the migrant and trafficking routes changed to Libya, her efforts continued and uncovered criminal networks reaching into Europe. As of , Estefanos deplored that no traffickers had been brought to justice, with little interest from national governments and international organisations.

Early life and education

Meron Estefanos was born in in Ethiopia.^[1] Her father was a political activist; when he found ou