Secret digital platforms and towns under their control.. The Security Council reveals methods of human smugglers in Libya to organize "death trips"
The UN Security Council has counted several techniques used by human smugglers from Libyan territory, starting from secret digital platforms to organize “death trips” to Europe, to detaining hundreds of migrants and refugees in compounds located in towns under the control of criminal gangs Armed forces led by Libyans.
The report of the United Nations Security Council, issued in September, which covers a period of one year until last August, revealed the methods used by smugglers of migrant persons and people traffickers across Libya. The boats set off directly from the coast in an attempt to cross the northern line from the region Libyan search and rescue. The smugglers instructed the people on board to make a distress call using "satellite phones" after reaching international waters. Migrant smugglers conduct operations in the same area every 10 to 20 days.
In the same context, the UNHCR indicated that smugglers use a variety of ships on sea trips from Libya, using flimsy inflatable boats that are at great risk of capsizing or deflating.
Some observers noted, according to the UN report, that the destruction of the wooden boats by law enforcement and border protection authorities may have contributed to the increased risk of the journey and the high death rate, as other smugglers used wooden vessels that appeared to be able to travel far from the Libyan coast, which increased of salvage and anchoring opportunities in Europe. They also used large boats capable of carrying 200 or more people; In May 2021, one boat arrived in Italy from Libya with nearly 400 people on board. In many cases, people smugglers and refugees were not given enough food and water, and lifejackets were not distributed.
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The European Union reported that migrant smugglers use social media and digital applications to advertise and sell “flights” to Europe, and to improve communication between smugglers and migrants. and that smugglers have turned their online activities into clandestine platforms with the aim of concealing their illegal activities.
Traffickers and smugglers continued to detain migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in abusive conditions. The UN Mission in Libya and OHCHR have documented serious human rights violations against migrants and refugees in places of detention under the control of criminal groups in Libya. Across Libya, they detained hundreds of migrants and refugees in compounds located in and on the outskirts of towns under the control of armed criminal gangs led by Libyan nationals.
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