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U.N. rights mission blasts EU on Libya migrant abuses

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European Union backing for Libyan authorities that stop and detain migrants means the bloc has "aided and abetted" the commission of rights violations against migrants, an investigator for a U.N. mission said on Monday.

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Reuters

Libyan migrants are victims of crimes against humanity - UN mission

GENEVA - A U.N. fact-finding mission on Libya said on Monday that it had reasonable grounds to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity had been committed, including against migrants, and that it would relay the evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The mission, tasked with investigating abuses in the North African country since 2016, said in its final report

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday there is evidence that crimes against humanity have been committed against Libyans and migrants in chaos-stricken Libya, including women being forced into sexual slavery.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

U.N.-backed human rights experts say there is evidence that crimes against humanity — including women being forced into sexual slavery — have been committed against Libyans and migrants in the North African country

1 year ago·United States

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Washington Times

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday there is evidence that crimes against humanity have been committed against Libyans and migrants in chaos-stricken Libya, including women being forced into sexual slavery.

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The Washington Post

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

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UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say there is evidence that crimes against humanity — including women being forced into sexual slavery — have been committed against Libyans and migrants in the North African country. The investigators commissioned by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council also faulted the European Union for sending support to Libyan forces that they say contributed to cr…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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