Libya and Malta: failing refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants

Publication Date: Tuesday 14 December 2010 Refugees and asylum-seekers face systematic abuse, torture and indefinite detention as they attempt to flee to Europe via Libya, a new report finds. Teaser image: Amnesty International Index Number: Reg01/004/2010 “It is better to die in the sea than return to Libya.” Farah Anam, a Somali woman who arrived in Malta in July 2010 via Libya.Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers escaping persecution and armed conflict, face torture and indefinite detention as they attempt to make the journey to Europe via Libya, Amnesty…

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