from AHMED ZAYED in Tripoli, LibyaLibya BureauTRIPOLI, (CAJ News) – TUNISIA is rapidly surpassing Libya as the country in the continent most hostile to Black African migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. This follows revelations by a human rights organisation how Tunisian police, military, and national guard, including the coast guard, had committed serious abuses against these vulnerable members of the community. “Tunisian authorities have abused Black African foreigners, fueled racist and xenophobic attitudes, and forcibly returned people fleeing by boat who risk serious harm in Tunisia,” said Lauren Seibert, refugee and migrant rights researcher at HRW. The organisation argued that by funding security forces who commit abuses during migration control, the European Union (EU) shares responsibility for the suffering of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Tunisia. Such violations by Tunisian authorities have in the past been synonymous with fellow North African country, Libya, for years a route to Europe by African migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2023 08:22 UTC