UN urges Libya to shut migrant detention centers
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Libya is facing renewed pressure to shut down detention centers where rights groups say migrants and refugees are being tortured, abused, and in some cases, killed.
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- Libya faces renewed pressure to close detention centers where migrants reportedly face torture, abuse, and killings.
- Countries including Britain, Spain, Norway, and Sierra Leone raised concerns at the UN about the treatment of migrants in Libya. 10s
- Migrants have been held by traffickers in warehouses and subjected to violence and extortion. 23s
- A Dutch court case and UN agency reports revealed mass graves with bodies bearing gunshot wounds. 30s
- Diplomats and rights groups called for an end to arbitrary detentions and accused armed factions of blocking justice. 38s