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Libya: Refugees and migrants refuse to disembark ship in desperate plea to avoid detention and torture
Libyan, European and Panamanian authorities must ensure that at least 79 refugees and migrants who are on board a merchant…
November 16, 2018

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Cruel European migration policies leave refugees trapped in Libya with no way out
A year after shocking images purporting to show human beings being bought and sold in Libya caused a global outcry, the situation for…
November 12, 2018

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Surging death toll in Central Mediterranean laid squarely at Europe’s door
The number of people drowning in the Central Mediterranean or being taken back to squalid detention centres in Libya has…
August 7, 2018

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Libya: Protect Civilians under siege in Derna
Amid reports of an escalating humanitarian crisis in the besieged Libyan city of Derna, Amnesty International is calling on the…
June 11, 2018

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Italy ready to consign refugees and migrants to horrific abuse in Libyan detention centres
Responding to news that the Italian parliament has voted in favour of deploying warships in Libyan waters to support the…
August 2, 2017

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Deploying Italian warships to police Libyan waters will expose refugees to horrific abuse
Proposals to send warships to police Libyan territorial waters are a shameful attempt by the Italian authorities to circumvent their…
July 31, 2017

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Discriminatory Muslim Ban Again Defeated in Court
Following a ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocking President Trump’s revised Muslim ban, Margaret Huang, executive director…
May 25, 2017

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Evidence points to war crimes by Libyan National Army forces
Shocking video evidence has emerged showing fighters from the Libyan National Army (LNA) carrying out execution-style killings of captured fighters…
March 23, 2017

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Libya: Civilians trapped in Benghazi in desperate conditions as fighting encroaches
Fears are growing for hundreds of civilians who are trapped in a Benghazi neighbourhood which faces intensified fighting after several…
September 29, 2016

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Libya: Lives of captives trapped under fire in Benghazi in danger
Airstrikes by the Libyan National Army are endangering the lives of scores of detainees who are being held captive in…
July 21, 2016

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Refugees and migrants fleeing sexual violence, abuse and exploitation in Libya
Horrifying accounts of sexual violence, killings, torture and religious persecution collected by Amnesty International reveal the shocking range of abuses…
June 29, 2016

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EU risks fuelling horrific abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya
The EU’s plans to cooperate more closely with Libya on migration risk fuelling the rampant ill-treatment and indefinite detention in…
June 13, 2016