Africa: Returned to Libyan Shores and Held in Detention Centres - What Are the Practical Alternatives?

opinion

While Libya can contribute to the solution, the country cannot address these issues alone - it is a regional, if not global, responsibility

A few times a week, boats dangerously over packed with hundreds of scared but hopeful young people leave Libya for Europe. Some of these smuggler-run, barely sea-worthy vessels make it to their destination, predominantly Italy or Spain, where their passengers face uncertainty.

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