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Families of jailed Tunisians to urge ICC to probe migrant abuse: Report

A Libyan border guard stands near migrants from sub-Saharan African countries who claim to have been abandoned in the desert by Tunisian authorities [File: Mahmud Turkia/AFP]

Relatives of jailed Tunisian opposition figures plan to file a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged rights violations against migrants and refugees in the country, The Guardian newspaper reports.

The move planned for next week by the group, which previously petitioned The Hague-based court to probe alleged political persecution in Tunisia, comes amid new reports that Black migrants in Tunisia are suffering far-reaching abuse, including sexual violence, from security forces.

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