The head of human rights at the United Nations has lashed out at the EU's migration policy towards Libya.
In a statement on Tuesday (14 November), UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said forcing rescued people at sea to return to Libya for detention was inhuman.
"The suffering of migrants detained in Libya is an outrage to the conscience of humanity," he said.
The EU has helped broker deals with Libyan authorities as part of a broader plan to prevent people from le...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.