Immigration Route Through Libya: A Notorious Path
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General, Amy Pope, emphasizes that Libya poses significant dangers to immigrants and asylum seekers, surpassing other North African countries in terms of severity of abuses.
Migrants face major challenges in Libya, including kidnapping and torture.
Pope highlights that the majority of deaths in the Mediterranean are of migrants departing from Libya, making the Libya to Europe route
the most dangerous of all. She also addresses the issue of migrants being kidnapped for ransom by armed groups and smuggling networks, alongside widespread abuse and violence within Libya.
- Kidnapping and torture are common abuses faced by migrants in Libya.
- Armed groups and smuggling networks are involved in kidnapping migrants for ransom.
- The Libya to Europe route is the most dangerous due to the high number of migrant deaths.
Amy Pope shares personal accounts of migrants who suffered at the hands of non-state actors in Libya, held for ransom and subjected to serious violations.
Author's summary: Libya's immigration route is the most perilous in North Africa.
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