Annual Report 2022
05
Migrants
Following the release of its report titled Torture Roads in 2021, the OMCT Working Group on Migration and Torture in Africa has continued documenting human rights violations committed against migrants at border crossings and in detention centers across the continent, while actively working to protect them.
As part of this project, we organized an online advocacy meeting attended by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants and 30 civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the continent. The group also documented the deaths of more than 23 migrants at the Morocco-Spain border and called for the initiation of investigations. After two years of documentation efforts, the group, together with other NGOs, filed a complaint against the Republic of Niger before the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for violating the rights of migrants within its territory.
Millions dream of a better future, only a few make it to their destination
Death in the desert or at sea, arrest, forced prostitution, extorsion, these are some of the many obstacles on the journey out of Africa.

"That was the last time I saw my brother"
In 2022, within its Libya programme, the OMCT released a comprehensive report That was the last time I saw my brother detailing the rampant extrajudicial and unlawful killings of migrants taking place in Libya. The OMCT’s partner – the Libyan Anti-Torture Network (LAN) – contributed to this report through its documentation of the unlawful killing of a total of 118 migrants in indiscriminate attacks, trafficking hubs, and detention facilities operated by the Department for Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM) in all four regions of the country.
600 migrants arrested and detained
600 migrants have been arrested and detained in front of the UNHCR Office in Tripoli, but this is not all. Here are some our findings on the serious human rights violations in Libya in 2022.
In 2022, the LAN further contributed to detailed surveys commissioned by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, providing valuable insights into the dire situation faced by migrants in Libya. Additionally, the LAN strongly advocated against severe and systematic violations of the rights of migrants in Libya.