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AFRICA MONITOR
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IN BRIEF
By Ayan Datta
Libya: UN to investigate mass graves along Libya-Tunisia border
On 9 July, according to Reuters, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Voltker Turk, stated that his office would follow up on reports on mass graves in the Libya-Tunisia border region. He stated that crimes against migrants in Libya and Tunisia were being committed “at scale, with impunity” by state and non-state actors. In March, around 65 migrants’ bodies were found at a mass grave in Libya’s al-Jahriya Valley region. (“UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border,” Reuters, 9 July 2024)