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Libya: Hounding of Migrants Continues – Preliminary Findings of an Investigation Mission
FIDH, Worldwide Human Rights Movement – TRANSCEND Media Service, 2 Jul 2012

With rich oil reserves and a small population, Gaddafi’s Libya relied heavily on migrant labour to serve the economy. During the conflict hundreds of thousands of migrants fled to Tunisia, Egypt and neighbouring countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, fearing for their lives. More than six months since the conflict’s end, migrants and refugees in Libya continue to be victims of grave violations of their human rights. FIDH, Migreurop and JWBM make the following recommendations:

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