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UN Urges Halt to Migrant Returns Amid Libya Abuse

2/17/2026

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  • A United Nations report calls for halting returns of migrants to Libya until human rights protections are in place.
  • The report notes migrants in Libya face torture, rape, and forced labor.
  • It details accounts from nearly 100 migrants, including an Eritrean woman who endured six weeks of captivity.
  • The report cites criminal networks linked to Libyan authorities in abducting migrants and urges reforms plus life-saving search and rescue at sea.