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‘Humanitarian Corridor’ Opened from Libya to Europe

Staff Writer with AFP by Staff Writer with AFP
12/22/17
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A group of 162 “vulnerable” refugees were flown directly from Libya to Italy on Friday for the first time, a day hailed as “historic” by Interior Minister Marco Minniti.

“For the first time a humanitarian corridor has been opened from Libya to Europe. It’s a start,” Mr. Minniti said, adding: “Today is a historic day.”

Those evacuated came from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen. They comprised families, single mothers, unaccompanied children and handicapped people, who were flown on a military jet.

Today: Refugees from Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea are boarding the plane in #Libya – bound for Italy – we wish you a safe flight! @Refugees pic.twitter.com/axTxu2iVHb

— UNHCR Libya (@UNHCRLibya) December 22, 2017

Vincent Cochetel, the UNHCR’s special envoy for the central Mediterranean, said: “For the first time, we have been able to evacuate extremely vulnerable refugees from Libya directly to Italy.”

“Many of those evacuated spoke of great suffering and were kept prisoners by traffickers in inhuman conditions,” he added.

Libya has long been a transit hub for migrants seeking a better life in Europe, but people smugglers have stepped up their lucrative business in the chaos since the 2011 revolution.

Libyan authorities have come under fire over migrant abuses since the airing last month of CNN footage of a slave market in the North African country.

The United Nations has urgently appealed for countries to take in 1,300 “extremely vulnerable” refugees stranded in Libya.

Migrants Continue to Suffer in Libya’s ‘Concentration Camps’

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