AI: EU member-states "knowingly complicit in Libya torture"

EU member-states are "knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by Libyan immigration authorities."

This is stated in a new report published by Amnesty International (AI), titled, "Libya's dark web of collusion: Abuses against Europe-bound refugees and migrants."

The report accuses the EU of turning a blind eye "to allegedly brutal tactics of the Libyan coast guard and dangerous detention facilities," Tanjug is reporting, citing AP.

The London-based human rights group also said that the Libyan coast guard "accepted kickbacks from smugglers to let migrant boats leave for Europe."

"Footage, pictures and documents reviewed by Amnesty International indicate that a boat donated by Italy in April 2017, the Ras Jadir, was used by the Libyan Coast Guard during a horrific incident on 6 November 2017, where...