Human Rights Watch condemns reported US plan to transfer migrants to Libya
BY Libyan Express May 09, 2025 - 21:19 Updated: May 10, 2025 - 00:03 Rights group slams 'unconscionable' US-Libya migrant transfer plan
Human Rights Watch has stated that the United States should not forcibly transfer migrants to Libya, where detention conditions are inhumane and torture, ill-treatment, sexual assault, and unlawful killings are well-documented.
The organisation's Middle East and North Africa director said it is unconscionable to force a fractured country like Libya to receive more detainees, given its well-documented history of horrific detention conditions at the hands of unaccountable armed groups.
She added that Libya's treatment of migrants is extremely poor, its detention centres are inhumane, and refugees have nowhere else to turn for protection.
Western and American media have reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump is planning to deport a group of migrants to Libya on a US military aircraft, according to US officials. The views expressed in Op-Ed pieces are those of the author and do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of Libyan Express.
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