Mass Graves of Migrants in Libya Reveal Gunshot Wounds, Says UN
- Libya authorities have uncovered nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert.
- The International Organization for Migration reported that some bodies had gunshot wounds.
- Nicoletta Giordano, IOM's Libya Chief of Mission, stated, 'The loss of these lives is yet another tragic reminder of the dangers faced by migrants embarking on perilous journeys.'
- Rights groups and U.N. Agencies have documented systematic abuse of migrants in Libya, including forced labor, beatings, rapes, and torture.
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Migrants’ bodies in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, IOM says
Some of the bodies of migrants found in two mass graves in Libya bore gunshot wounds, the International Organization for Migration said Monday, adding that one of the sites is thought to contain up to 70 bodies.
Libya, men shot to the back of the head and thrown into a mass grave. 'At least 70 bodies in Kufra'
Another nineteen bodies were found four hundred kilometers from Benghazi, in Jakharrah. Nicoletta Giordano: “Tragic reminder of the dangers faced by migrants forced to undertake dangerous journeys”
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