UN mission scolds EU's backing of migrants' detention in Libya
Illegal migrants pictured in the Libyan town of Tajura, about 14 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli. A UN mission investigator on March 27,2023 said EU was aiding migrants' rights violations after backing Libyan authorities who stop and detain migrants. PHOTO | MAHMUD TURKIA | AFP
European Union's backing for Libyan authorities who stop and detain migrants means the bloc has aided and abetted rights violations against migrants, an investigator for a UN mission said on Monday.
The EU has supported and trained the Libyan coastguard which returns migrants stopped at sea to detention centres and have funded Libyan border management programmes via the Italian government.
