Libya to close 'inhuman' migrant detention centres

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Libya to close 'inhuman' migrant detention centres


Migrants being held in a detention centre in Zintan, Libya Image copyright via Giulia Tranchina
Image caption Migrants are held in overcrowded detention centres where they often face torture

Libya plans to shut down three of its biggest migration detention centres, the country's Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has announced.

The centres in question are in Misrata, Tajoura and Khoms.

Organisations that monitor the situation in Libya fear these closures may lead to even more overcrowding in the remaining centres.

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