Libya is Urged by the UN to Shutter its Migrant Holding Facilities
Libya is under fresh pressure to close detention facilities where human rights organizations claim migrants and refugees are being mistreated, tortured, and sometimes killed. At the UN, nations like Sierra Leone, Britain, Spain, and Norway expressed concern about how migrants were being treated in Libya, a crucial hub for Africans escaping poverty and conflict in order to reach Europe.
Some migrants have experienced brutality and extortion while being detained by traffickers in warehouses. A UN agency claims that bodies discovered in mass graves had gunshot wounds, and a Dutch court case has revealed graphic details. Britain demanded full access for UN investigators, while Norway’s ambassador urged Libya to stop arbitrary detentions.
Rights organizations accused armed groups in an open letter of systemic violations, impunity, and obstruction of justice. Eltaher Salem Elbaour, Libya’s acting foreign minister, acknowledged the nation’s difficulties but stated that the UN-backed government in Tripoli is attempting to guarantee human rights are upheld amid a precarious transition.
He mentioned a new joint committee to monitor detention facilities and collaboration with the International Criminal Court. As part of a UN procedure that examines the human rights records of all 193 member states, Libya’s is being reviewed; last week, the United States conspicuously avoided this process.
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