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28 Feb 2019

News Highlights: Sudan bans protests, Leaked documents on EU Operation Sophia, video shows abuse in Libya

by M. Paron Trivellato | posted in: Africa, African Union, Asylum Seekers, Detention, Eritrea, European Politics, European Union, Germany, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Libya, Migration, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights: Politico publishes leaked documents on EU operation Sophia; Germany confirms communication problems with Libya coast guard; EU-Arab League Summit discusses migration; African Union objects to ‘disembarkation platforms’; Video shows torture for ransom in Libya; Refugees threatened after abuse in Libya detention centre; State of emergency and protest ban in Sudan; Emergency state Sudan used to legitimise excessive force; Eritrea ranks high on slavery list; and militant guarding of Eritrea’s capital Asmara reported.

28 Feb 2019

Reports of abuse in Triq al Sikka detention centre in Libya – refugees still detained

by K. Smits | posted in: Detention, Libya, Migration, Trauma, Uncategorized | 0

Human rights lawyer Giulia Tranchina posted a plea on social media to immediately gain access to and evacuate refugees that were severely abused in the Libyan Triq al Sikka detention centre. According to the post, hundreds of Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees were severely beaten by Libyan police. A small group is still being held in the centre and is told that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) will no longer be allowed access to them.

14 Feb 2019

News Highlights: Sudan and Ethiopia discuss border force, EU to support road project Eritrea, AU requests peace conference on Libya

by K. Smits | posted in: Abiy Ahmed, African Union, Detention, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Parliament, Frontex, Horn of Africa region, Libya, South Sudan, Sudan, United Nations, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s News Highlights: €20 million EU funds for road project between Ethiopia and Eritrea; Ethiopa and Sudan discuss joint border force; opposition in Sudan releases statement continuing pressure on government; BBC shines light on Sudanese detention; High-level United Nations delegation visits Sudan as UNAMID ends; villagers in South Sudan’s Yei State abused and killed by soldiers; two new commissions look at Ethiopia’s internal border and identity conflicts; ; an Islamic State ‘empire’ grows in Africa region, warns article; African Union requests a peace conference on Libya; Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) published a report on the deflagging of the Aquarius rescue boat; LIBE Committee has approved new measures to reinforce Frontex; 100 migrants intercepted by Libyan Coast Guard; and EASO published reports on EU asylum figures of 2018.