Published : 16-07-2018
Moroccan activist Nawal AlSoufi quoted a woman held captive in Libya as stating that Palestinian and Syrian women detained in Libya have been subjected to rape every two or three days.
The detained woman, who reached out to the activist on June 27, said a girl bled to death after she got raped several times by gangsters.
In affidavits aired on Deutsche Welle DW TV Channel, the activist said Palestinian and Syrian families were kidnapped at sea by boats reading “Libya Coast Guard”. Captured families are being mistreated for ransom.
Palestinian refugees who fled war-torn Syria said Libyan coast guards have been involved in migrant smuggling and mistreatment of captive migrants.
According to the testimonies, refugees kept captive in Libya have been subjected to blackmailing, sexual violence, and torture.
Until recently, Libya has been a major launching off point for migrants, most of them from African countries, trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
Moroccan activist Nawal AlSoufi quoted a woman held captive in Libya as stating that Palestinian and Syrian women detained in Libya have been subjected to rape every two or three days.
The detained woman, who reached out to the activist on June 27, said a girl bled to death after she got raped several times by gangsters.
In affidavits aired on Deutsche Welle DW TV Channel, the activist said Palestinian and Syrian families were kidnapped at sea by boats reading “Libya Coast Guard”. Captured families are being mistreated for ransom.
Palestinian refugees who fled war-torn Syria said Libyan coast guards have been involved in migrant smuggling and mistreatment of captive migrants.
According to the testimonies, refugees kept captive in Libya have been subjected to blackmailing, sexual violence, and torture.
Until recently, Libya has been a major launching off point for migrants, most of them from African countries, trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
