The number of people arrested in detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, has tripled in the previous five days, after at least 5,000 migrants and refugees were detained amid violent mass arrests across the city since October 1. Many of those arrested were reportedly subjected to serious physical assault, including sexual violence, during searches on their houses.
Migrants of all gender and age groups are confined in inhumane conditions, some of whom die. Some children are kept with adults, putting them at risk of being abused. Sexual abuse and torture (such as electric shocks) are common