These rough pencil sketches by an Eritrean refugee offer a glimpse of the brutal reality of Libya’s migrant detention centres , where thousands have been locked away for months or even years. In a country with no functioning government, it is often competing militias who run the detention centres and make money off migrants. The drawings are based on what Aser, 28, witnessed inside several migrant facilities in Tripoli between September 2017 and October this year. Libya’s migrant detention centres are rife with abuse, and many have gotten caught in the crossfire of the country’s civil war. With increased reports of torture and abuse inside detention centres , Europe’s policy of supporting the Libyan coast guard as it intercepts fleeing migrants has come under growing criticism.

Source: Libya Today December 31, 2019 05:15 UTC