The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Monday told the UN Security Council that her office was collecting evidence of crimes allegedly committed by human traffickers against migrants in Libya. “Thousands of vulnerable migrants, including women and children, are being held in detention centres across Libya where crimes, including killings, rapes and torture, are alleged to be commonplace,” Bensouda said. She said the ICC prosecution is “carefully examining the feasibility of opening an investigation into migrant-related crimes in Libya” if these cases fall under the court’s jurisdiction. Trafficked people passing through Libya have previously reported violence, extortion and slave labor. The North African country is a major exit point for refugees trying to take boats to Europe.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 09, 2017 14:37 UTC