Migreurop Brief # 9 - May 2019
On 4 April 2019, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) expressed its concern about migrants detained in Libya. This communiqué served as “clarification”, following the position expressed by António Guterres, secretary-general of the UN. Indeed, during a visit to Libya, he had declared himself “shocked” by the fate of the migrants and had launched ‘an appeal to the international community to respect of international refugee law and to deal with the problem of migration in a manner (...)