REFUGEES IN LIBYA

Human Rights Violations

THE ISSUE

THE HISTORY

THE CONTEXT

THE SOLUTION

“I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING IN LIBYA, BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE DIE AND LOSE THEIR MINDS HERE.”

-DARFURIAN REFUGEE IN LIBYAN DETENTION CENTER

Migrants in Media

Stories and Testimonies about Libyan Refugees

The E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that stops migrants before they reach Europe’s shores. A new investigation goes inside a secretive prison for migrants, controlled by one of Libya’s most powerful militias. https://t.co/NMbJUYM1af
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) November 28, 2021

"I think of my sisters and brothers who are still living in fear every day in Libya", says Aliou, 18. He was detained in Libya after trying to cross the sea. "Every day the idea that I might die came to me", he recalls. For him, "the only escape was by boat". pic.twitter.com/Ld7KzyftFL
— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) March 29, 2022

Thousands of migrants and refugees cross Libya each year in search of a better life in Europe. But thanks to a recent crackdown, fewer boats are making it out to sea, leaving human smugglers with a backlog of passengers. So they auction them off as slaves.https://t.co/vbaWsySBUH pic.twitter.com/MVhCnroUb0
— CNN International (@cnni) November 14, 2017

Another victim with broken legs . "Im an asylum seeker registered with @UNHCRLibya.I lived in Gargaresh when suddenly they attacked us,we were taken to prison,later escaped followed by a sit-in at the CDC seeking protection. It took us 3months only waiting another attack @hrw pic.twitter.com/fDXWqssZQt
— Refugees In Libya (@RefugeesinLibya) January 11, 2022

Many of the refugees and asylum seekers, coming from sub-Saharan Africa, have remained in a crowded detention centre for weeks after Libyan security forces expelled them from an encampment outside a closed UNHCR centre. pic.twitter.com/BemBl1hzch
— The Observers (@Observers) February 2, 2022

We demand a dignified life for all, discrimination, arbitrary detentions, slavery, forced labour, torture & inhumane treatment is a violation of our rights.

We have the rights to life, Freedom of movement residence & to seek asylum.
Full🎥⬇️https://t.co/lL3psgpFoR @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/eNiq913les
— Refugees In Libya (@RefugeesinLibya) January 28, 2022

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