The EU is “justifying the unjustifiable” when it supports the Libyan Coast Guard’s efforts to return rescued migrants back to Libya, humanitarian agencies said. The committee was addressed by Francisco Gaztelu, head of the migration unit of the neighborhood policy and enlargement directorate general. She said migrants in Libya are vulnerable and end up being victims of violence and torture. He called the funding by the EU of Libya’s coast guard “a crime”. “How can we fund the Libyan Coast Guard when capturing the migrants only means taking them back to their torturers?”

Source: Libya Today April 22, 2022 12:00 UTC