UN voices concern about mass arbitrary arrest of migrants, asylum-seekers in Libya


  • World
  • Tuesday, 13 Jun 2023

TRIPOLI, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday voiced its concern about the mass arbitrary arrest of illegal migrants and asylum-seekers in Libya.

"We are concerned about the mass arbitrary arrest of migrants and asylum-seekers across the country. Libyan authorities have arrested thousands of men, women and children from the streets and their homes or following raids on alleged traffickers' camps and warehouses," UNSMIL said in a statement posted on its twitter account.

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