Security forces in Libya have freed a large group of African migrants who were held captive and tortured by human traffickers in Tripoli. The victims were rescued from their kidnappers during a security operation, the 444th Brigade of the Libyan army said on Saturday, October 16. A special force from the 444 Brigade raided the […]
Libyan security forces used “unnecessary and disproportionate” force to detain African migrants, shooting dead some of those trying to escape, the UN human rights office has said as it demanded an inquiry into the violence. Hundreds of migrants and refugees have waited outside a United Nations center in Tripoli in recent days to seek help […]