Thousands immigrants languish in Libya’s detention

Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean sea have told journalists they were tortured and their families were extorted for ransoms while they were held in Libya’s government detention centers.

Their accounts come as a United Nations report last week found evidence of possible crimes against humanity committed against migrants intercepted at sea and turned over to Libya.

Reports say more than two dozens African migrants were held over the past four years.

Two Guinean migrants were among tens of thousands of migrants who languished in Libya’s government-run detention centers.