MSF teams could not access refugees and migrants in detention centers since the fighting began in late August, coming dangerously close to one of the biggest detention centers, holding about 700 people. MSF teams were also unable to access another four detention centers where they had been regularly providing health care via mobile clinics. Because of the violence, MSF has been forced to suspend regular medical activities and reduce the size of its team. “Transferring detainees from one detention center to another within the same conflict zone cannot be described as an evacuation and it is certainly not a solution,” said Ibrahim Younis. Throughout Libya, refugees and migrants face alarming levels of violence, extortion, and exploitation, and many report the widespread criminal practice of kidnap for ransom.

Source: Libya Today September 07, 2018 16:07 UTC