The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold 'at scale' in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting its agreement with the north African country on asylum seekers and migration.
The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold"at scale" in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting its agreement with the north Africa n country on asylum seekers and migration.
"Mass expulsions, the sale of human beings, including children" are widespread in Libya, Mr. Türk continued, insisting that collusion between State and non-State actors was ongoing, withIn a call to the Libyan authorities to investigate crimes against the many thousands of vulnerable people on the move, the High Commissioner also highlighted the discovery of a mass grave in March in southwest Libya containing the bodies of 65 presumed migrants.
In the 12 months since April 2023, more than 2,400 people died or went missing trying to cross the Central Mediterranean Sea, of whom more than 1,300 departed from Libya, Mr. Türk noted. The"volatile security situation" also prevented UN rights monitors from fully accessing southern and eastern parts of the country, Mr. Türk continued, adding that investigators were also refused access to detention facilities and other locations across the country.
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