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Libya Urged to End 'Unimaginable Abuse' of Migrants

A new UN report documents how people smuggled or trafficked into the country face torture, forced labour and sexual exploitation along the route, and many while held in arbitrary detention.

Libya: End 'Unimaginable Abuse' of Migrants - UN Report

UN News, 13 December 2016

A joint report launched today by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) citied "unimaginable"… Read more »

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The report stated that Sub-Saharan migrants were held in "connection houses," on farms, in warehouses and inside apartments (file photo).

Africa: From Libya With Tears - Story of Trafficked Nigerian Woman

Premium Times, 28 November 2016

Peju Akins (not real name) was offered a poisoned chalice in a Lagos church in January 2015; she embraced it hook, line and sinker! Read more »
Libya: UN Official Deplores Human Rights Abuses

VOA, 28 September 2016

The U.N. envoy for Libya said Tuesday that armed groups were carrying out "grave human rights abuses with impunity," and he warned the international community against breaking the… Read more »
Libya: Refugees in Libya 'Traumatized'

DW, 26 July 2016

The bodies of 41 presumed migrants were found washed up on a Libyan beach on Sunday in another tragic reminder that a refugee crisis remains unresolved. DW talks to the UN's senior… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Condemns ISIS Vicious Attacks Against Migrants

Ethiopian Herald, 13 May 2016

The Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO) has condemned with the strongest possible terms the latest ISIS vicious and inhumane attacks against 16 Ethiopian migrants in… Read more »

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'Libya is Full of Cruelty' - Amnesty Report

Refugees and migrants in Libya face rape, torture and abduction by traffickers and smugglers, as well as systematic exploitation, says Amnesty International. Read more »
- Libya: Abductions, Torture, Gang Rape 'Driving Mediterranean Migrant Exodus'
- Libya: All Eyes On the Libyan Crisis
Libya's Rising Tide of Sub-Saharan Migrants

As the country grapples with consolidating a formal government structure, streams of migrants and refugees from countries like Chad, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia remains in limbo ... Read more »
- Libya: Deserting Refugees in the Sahara
- Libya: Peace Lost in the Desert

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Libya Urged to End 'Unimaginable Abuse' of Migrants

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'Libya is Full of Cruelty' - Amnesty Report

Libya's Rising Tide of Sub-Saharan Migrants

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