The United Nations has urged Libyan authorities to free all asylum seekers and refugees from its detention centres. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi visited one of the detention centres in Libyan capital Tripoli yesterday and said he was shocked at the harsh conditions in which refugees and migrants are held.
Thousands of refugees are being held in dozens of detention centres in Libya, after being stopped or rescued from rickety boats as they attempted the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe.
