Niger expels refugees back to Libya torturefrom AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaTRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – SOME 145 Sudanese nationals risk unlawful detention in harsh conditions, torture and ill-treatment after Niger deported them back to Libya. The refugees had been living in a displacement camp in the central Nigerien city of Agadez after fleeing the crisis-torn Libya. Authorities have rounded the Sudanese nationals up, packed them onto trucks and driven them back to the North African country. Gaetan Mootoo, Amnesty International West Africa researcher, said investigations had shown migrants and refugees were subject to torture, detention and extortion in Libya. Last Thursday, the United Nations Refugee Agency evacuated 132 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers out of Libya to the Niger capital, Niamey.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 14, 2018 05:03 UTC