The United States and the UN have imposed sanctions on a Libyan accused of "
horrific abuses against
African
migrants
" in a detention center in Libya.
Osama Al Kuni Ibrahim is "
the de facto manager of a migrant detention center in Zawiya, Libya, where he or people under his leadership have perpetrated horrific abuses against migrants, including killings, sexual violence and abuse. assault and battery
”, declared Tuesday, October 26 the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken in a press release, calling on the Libyan authorities to make him“
accountable
”.
The UN added it to its sanctions list on Monday.
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The town of Zawiya, 50 kilometers from the capital Tripoli, on the west coast of Libya, is an important crossing point for many migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who seek to reach Europe by sea. They are often there. the prey of traffickers when they do not die attempting the perilous crossing.
"Baron of migrant smuggling"
According to the US Treasury, originally sanctions, Osama Al Kuni also "
was described as a baron migrant trafficking
" and is "
responsible for a systematic exploitation of African migrants
" in the center, also known as "
jail Osama
".
Its possible assets in the United States are frozen and access to the American financial system is now barred.
Tripoli has been facing multiple criticisms for several weeks for the ill-treatment inflicted on migrants.
NGOs and UN agencies regularly denounce the deplorable conditions in detention centers in Libya, where smugglers and traffickers have profited for the past ten years from the climate of instability that followed the 2011 uprising, making Libya the hub of human trafficking on the continent.
