FILE PHOTO: Activists take part in a flash mob in Prague, Czech Republic, organised by Amnesty International to draw attention to inhuman treatment of migrants in Libya, June 20, 2018. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Thursday that migrants held in Libyan detention camps are subject to horrific sexual violence at the hands of guards, including being forced to barter sex for clean water, food and access to sanitation.
The report, which focused on migrants intercepted in the Mediterranean and who disembarked in Libya in 2020 and 2021, suggests worsening conditions in the camps despite being recently placed under the control of the Libyan interior ministry.
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