Human Rights Watch: US: Don’t Forcibly Transfer Migrants to Libya

Yesterday, we reported that the Trump administration hoped to deport non-Libyans to Libya.  Not keen on the possibility, Human Rights Watch stated the following:

“The United States should not forcibly transfer migrants to Libya, where inhumane detention conditions are well-documented, including torture, ill-treatment, sexual assault, and unlawful killings . . . . Based on numerous media reports citing US officials, the Trump administration may be poised to imminently deport an unknown number of detained migrants to Libya. A US judge ruled that the government cannot immediately proceed with deporting people to Libya.”

KJ