“They [Libyans] don't treat us like humans. For them, we are animals or slaves", 23-year-old Nigerian woman detained in Khoms detention centre for “irregular migrants".
On the evening of 12 September, a dispute between Eritrean and Nigerian (...)
In Libya, undocumented Sub-Saharan Africans have never had it easy.
During Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's rule, they were at risk of arrest, indefinite detention, torture or other ill-treatment and exploitation.
Far from changing their fate, (...)
A mass grave uncovered near Libya's Abu Salim Prison that could be linked to the 1996 mass killing of prisoners should be secured immediately to protect evidence and ensure accurate identification of the bodies, Amnesty International said (...)
One of the grimmest features of the armed conflict in Libya has been the spate of arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances of thousands of suspected opponents of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Some are still missing, while those who have been freed (...)
About 10 weeks ago I was in Tunisia meeting families of people killed during the popular demonstrations that eventually toppled former President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali from power and inaugurated a period of much-needed change in the country. While (...)
