Libya’s detention of migrants an outrageThe European Union’s (EU) support for Libya’s Coast Guard which has resulted in thousands of migrants being detained in “horrific” conditions inside Libya is “inhuman,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday. Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein sounded the alarm after a probe by UN monitors who visited migrants held in State detention centers in Libya at the start of the month. This includes in international waters, despite concerns raised by rights groups that this would condemn more migrants to arbitrary and indefinite detention and expose them to forced labor or extortion. According to OHCHR, those detained have no possibility to challenge the legality of their detention, and no access to legal aid. The spike in numbers came after authorities detained thousands of migrants following clashes in Sabratha, a smuggling and trafficking hub, about 80 kilometers west of Tripoli.

Source: Libya Today November 17, 2017 20:36 UTC