UN experts in Libya obtained evidence of crimes against humanity

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As part of a UN-supported investigation in Libya, evidence of crimes against humanity committed against local residents and migrants, including evidence of sexual slavery, was obtained, according to a report released on Monday.

Libya.
Libya. Photo: AFP / Scanpix

As part of a UN-supported investigation in Libya, evidence of crimes against humanity committed against local residents and migrants, including evidence of sexual slavery, was obtained, according to a report released on Monday.

UN Human Rights Council investigators also accuse the European Union of sending aid to Libyan security structures, which in turn has facilitated crimes against migrants and Libyans.

The claims are contained in a wide-ranging new report based on hundreds of interviews with hundreds of people, including migrants and witnesses. The report concludes a fact-finding mission launched three years ago to investigate rights abuses in Libya.

Chaos has reigned in Libya since 2011, when dictator Moammar Gaddafi was overthrown in a NATO-backed uprising. Two competing governments and numerous militant groups have claimed control.

For many years, Libya has served as an important transit country for migrants who want to reach Europe in search of a better life. Activists are constantly raising the alarm about the dire conditions in which migrants are living in Libya.

On the other hand, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozeto this month accused Russia and the mercenary group “Wagner” of the influx of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea.

As the minister pointed out, it can now be said with almost certainty that the influx of illegal immigrants is part of Russia’s hybrid war and that Moscow is using this group’s considerable influence in several African countries.

This year, approximately 20,000 illegal immigrants have arrived in Italy, crossing the Mediterranean Sea. In the same period last year, only 6,100 migrants arrived in Italy, according to data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior.

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