Refugee women, kids saved from Libyan jailsfrom AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaTRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – SOME 133 refugees detained in Libya have been evacuated to Niger. Among the migrants are 81 women and children who had been held in five jails around the hostile North African country. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Libyan authorities facilitated the evacuation after the refugees were hosted at the Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) in the capital, Tripoli. “The opening of this centre, in very difficult circumstances, has thepotential to save lives,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. An estimated 4 900 refugees and migrants are held in detention centres across Libya.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 10, 2018 21:22 UTC