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EU cooperation with Libya on migrants marred by ‘inhumane’ treatment

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EU border force works hand in glove with the Libyan coast guard to stop migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Around 20,000 migrants arrived in the first six months of this year via the Central Mediterranean route, down from 70,000 during the same period in 2016. EU rules governing migrants are outdated and unworkable, but the EU has been reluctant to reform them.

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EU cooperation with Libya on migrants marred by ‘inhumane’ treatment

The EU border force helps the Libyan coast guard catch and return migrants to prisons where they face enslavement, torture, and rape. Does Frontex also break the law?

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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