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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Group Urges EU to Stop Returning Migrants to Libya

African migrants wait to board the MV Aquarius, as 193 people and two corpses are recovered Friday, January 13, 2017, from international waters in the Mediterranean Sea about 22 miles (35 Km) north of Sabrata, Libya. (AP Photo/Sima Diab)

A leading rights group on Monday urged the European Union to reverse its migration policy on Libya, saying the approach helps return migrants to “hellish” conditions in the North African country.

Amnesty International said in a statement more than 82,000 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the past five years since the EU began its cooperation with Libyan authorities to block migrants from reaching European shores, AFP said.

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