28 migrants confirm dead in Libya, 76 freed unlawful detention
The Libyan Security authority has discovered 28 dead bodies of illegal migrants in the North City of Kufra, not far from the Egyptian and Sudanese border, where more than dozens of migrants had been detained.
28 bodies was found by the investigation teams, next to a detention facility in the desert in Southern Libya.
According to punch news, the Libyan Attorney General’s Office, In a statement on Sunday, said Security forces freed 76 migrants from the facility.
“A gang had presumably deprived illegal migrants of their liberty, tortured them and subjected them to cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment.”
Armed groups, some of which work with state agencies, operate criminal networks for human trafficking, in which migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are systematically exploited.
There are repeated reports of the most serious human rights violations, including unlawful killings, forced recruitment, forced labour and human trafficking for sexual purposes.
The security situation in Libya remains risky after years of civil war.
