Are Migrants in Libya Being Sent to Unofficial Detention Facilities?
In the first seven months of 2021, more than 15,000 migrants were captured by the Libyan Coast Guard as they ...
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Human Rights Groups Demand ICC Probe Into Migrant Abuses in Libya
On Tuesday, human rights activists sent a dossier of evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC), demanding an investigation into ...
Read moreOver 200 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast
The Libyan Coast Guard announced the rescue of 235 African migrants, who were on board three rickety boats destined for ...
Read moreLibyan Coast Guard Threatens to ‘Hijack’ Migrant Rescue Vessel
German NGO, Sea-Watch International claimed that Libya’s Coast Guard threatened to hijack the privately-run Sea-Watch 4 rescue vessel over the ...
Read moreGerman Migrant-Rescue Ship Threatened by Libyan Coastguard
On Saturday, a German refugee organisation Sea-Watch posted a radio exchange between its Sea-Watch 4 rescue ship and a Libyan ...
Read more95 Nigerian Migrants Repatriated from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA) announced the reception of a total of 95 Nigerians, who voluntarily returned ...
Read moreEritreans in Canada Protest Against Libyan Detention Centers
On Sunday, Eritreans in Canada requested help from the Canadian government after a massive crackdown on migrants was undertaken by ...
Read moreMigrants Rescued off Libyan Coast
On Thursday, Libya's Coast Guard successfully rescued 65 Egyptian migrants, who were en route to Europe. The migrants disembarked in ...
Read moreUN Experts Condemn Migrant Living Conditions in Libya
On Thursday, UN human rights experts condemned the deplorable living conditions facing migrants and asylum seekers near the Libyan-Tunisian border, ...
Read moreLibya Repatriates 172 Asylum Seekers to Niger
“The United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency, evacuated 172 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya to safety in Niger on the ...
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