302 migrants were intercepted at sea last night in three operations before being brought back to Libya, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today.
The migrants, who included 50 women and 22 children, were disembarked in Tripoli and in Zawiya, according to a statement by UNHCR via Twitter.
The U.N. agency said that it “attended all disembarkations” with its partner the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and “provided medical aid and relief items to all survivors.”
According to the latest UNHCR data, there are over 41,000 migrants in Libya, most of whom are held in detention centers where they suffer abuse and violence.