Mass arrests of migrants in Libya: who stands to profit?
On October 1, the Libyan Ministry of Interior militias launched an operation which was allegedly designed to crack down on traffickers. Over 5,000 migrants were violently detained; no arrests of traffickers were reported. Migrants at risk of serious exploitation after wave of arrests “Entire families of migrants and refugees living in Tripoli have been captured, handcuffed, and transported to various detention centers. In the process,