UNHCR Calls for Closure of Migrant Detention Centres in Libya
On Saturday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi expressed renewed concerns over the repatriation process of ...
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20 Migrants Escape Libyan Detention Camp in Bani Walid
On Friday evening, more than 20 migrants managed to escape a detention camp run by traffickers, south of Bani Walid ...
Read moreOne Migrant Dead and Two Injured in Shooting in Tripoli Detention Centre
One migrant was killed and two were injured on Thursday after a shooting took place in a detention centre in ...
Read moreHuman Rights Watch Denounces Libya’s Arbitrary Detention of Migrants
Hanan Salah, a senior researcher in the Middle East and North Africa division at Human Rights Watch, criticized the arbitrary ...
Read moreItalian FM Calls Detention of Italian Fishermen in Libya Unacceptable
Italy's Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, said that the detention of an Italian fishing boat crew in Libya since September ...
Read moreIRC: 500 Women & Children Sent to Detention Centres in Libya
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) revealed that about 500 children have been intercepted at sea and brought back to Libya. ...
Read moreOver 200 Migrant Children Intercepted at Sea and Returned to Libyan Detention Centres
More than 200 migrant children attempting to reach Europe, have been intercepted at sea, and returned to Libya in 2020. ...
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