The International Criminal Court in The Hague is being asked to investigate crimes against migrants in Libya and the Central Mediterranean. Several European NGOs say officials in Italy and Malta could also be liable for having supported Libya’s actions.
Syrian doctor Alaa M. will stand trial in Frankfurt from Wednesday, accused of having been part of the Syrian torture system. Torture takes place in over 100 countries worldwide — and doctors are almost always involved.
A German court has found a Syrian former army colonel guilty of crimes against humanity, handing him a life sentence. The trial is the first to take place anywhere examining state-sponsored torture in Syrian Civil War.
18-year-old Abdullah from Darfur was held south of Tripoli by a smuggler who tortured him to try to get a ransom. When the money did not arrive, the smuggler covered the Sudanese teenager with gasoline and set him on fire, InfoMigrants was told. Abdullah is now in hospital in Tripoli in a serious condition.
Cartoonist Hossien Rezaye has spent years depicting life in Afghanistan through his drawings. He uses cartoons to process difficult emotions and events, providing a snapshot of the harsh reality of life in the country.
Cisse, Christian and Narcisse were among the first migrants to be rescued by the NGO vessel Sea-Watch 4. One year later, they are still fighting for a future in Europe.
The president of the Italy-based NGO Habeshia Agency sent a letter to the European Parliament calling for a "radical revision" of policy towards Libya, especially regarding the thousands of migrants currently stuck there.
Two Pakistanis and two Afghan minors were arrested in North Macedonia for allegedly abusing other migrants "in an extremely cruel and humiliating manner."
Libya's coast guard has intercepted 280 migrants on five boats on their journey to Europe. They are now due to be sent back to their respective countries of origins.
An Eritrean man accused of running a camp in Libya and subjecting migrants to "severe beatings, kidnapping, rape and or unlawful deprivation of liberty," has been put on a wanted list in the Netherlands. He has already been sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia in Ethiopia for similar crimes.
A report by Amnesty International contradicts some governments' views that Syria is now safe to return for refugees. Returnees have faced detainment, torture, disappearance, and sexual violence.
A nurse specialized in tropical diseases and working for MSF on Lampedusa said that many migrants who had departed from the Libyan coast claim "to have been beaten and tortured in the centers where they were detained prior to leaving."