Libya's expulsion of UN refugee agency puts thousands at risk

Thursday 10 June 2010 The move comes days after the start of negotiations between Libya and the European Union about the control of irregular migration, among other issues. The Libyan government's decision to expel the United Nations refugee agency from the country leaves thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers without any protection, Amnesty International has warned.The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Tuesday that it had been ordered to leave Libya. Amnesty International has appealed to the country's leader, Colonel M'uammar al-Gaddafi, to rescind…

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