Libya jails 37 people for human trafficking and death of 11 migrants at sea

A guard is closing the door of a cell in Abou Slim detention center, in Tripoli, Libya. Libya is a lawless state fragmented by conflicts and both a destination and a place of transit for hundreds of thousands of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants. In migrant detention centres, they face arbitrary detention for prolonged periods of time in unsanitary and inhumane conditions. There is no way to challenge the lawfulness of their detention, virtually no access to the outside world, ill-treatment and a lack of access to medical care.