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The European Parliament adopted by 43 votes to 0 with\n2 abstentions a resolution on the situation of migrants in\nLibya.
\nThe resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ALDE,\nGreens/EFA and ECR groups.
\nIt a welcomes the inauguration of the first Libyan\nGovernment deriving its legitimacy from democratic elections which\nwere held on in July 2012 when the country witnessed the first\npeaceful transfer of power in its history. It encourages the\nmembers of the government to act decisively in order to build the\nfoundations of a democratic, accountable and functioning state and\ncalls on all international actors, in particular the EU, to stand\nready to assist the Libyan Government and the General National\nCongress (GNC) in this daunting task.
\nParliament expresses its concern, however, about the\nparticularly vulnerable security and human rights situation of\nforeigners currently in Libya, especially those coming from\nsub-Saharan and Eastern Africa in search of work or political\nasylum and those still in prison. It is concerned, in particular,\nabout the living conditions and treatment of migrant detainees in\ndetention centres, particularly in Kufra, Tripoli, Benghazi and the\nNafusa Mountain region, as reported by the International Federation\nfor Human Rights and Amnesty, amongst others. Historically, Libya\nhas relied on migrant workers in sectors including health,\neducation, agriculture, hospitality and cleaning services, and\nLibya remains a major hub for asylum-seekers and refugees fleeing\nconflict in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Between 1.5 and 2.5\nmillion foreigners worked in Libya during the rule of Colonel\nGaddafi, and many migrants were forced into mercenary groups under\nGaddafis rule and a large proportion of them are now in\ndetention without trial or have fled the country.
\nParliament expresses deep concern about the extreme\nconditions of detention to which foreign persons, including women\nand children, are subjected many of them victims of\nsexual and gender-based violence and about their lack of\nrecourse to an adequate legal framework and protection, causing\nindefinite detention and no possibility of appeal against\ndeportation. Members note that foreigners in Libya are particularly\nvulnerable to abuse because of the security vacuum, the\nproliferation of weapons, the absence of national legislation on\nasylum and on migrant workers, the inadequate judicial system and\nweak governance. Foreign nationals, including pregnant women, women\nwith young children and unaccompanied children held alongside\nadults, are held at a plethora of detention facilities that are\nspecially designed for irregular migrants or held directly by\nmilitias.
\nNoting that some Member States have resumed talks with\nLibya on migration control, Parliament calls on the EU and its\nMembers States to act considerately when negotiating future\ncooperation agreements and migration control agreements with\nthe new Libyan authorities, ensuring that such agreements include\neffective monitoring mechanisms for the protection of the human\nrights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. It also calls on\nforeign companies working in Libya, in particular European\ncompanies, to ensure full compliance with their corporate social\nresponsibilities (CSR) as a principled policy throughout their\nactivities, ensuring enactment of CSR in particular towards migrant\nworkers.
\nParliament calls on the Government of Libya,\nthe new Libyan authorities and the GNC to:
\n\n· \nforward appropriate legislation and instructions\nto all national and local structures in order to ensure fair\ntreatment, non-discrimination and necessary protection for all\nrefugees, asylum seekers and migrants, with special attention to\nthe security and rights of women and children;
\n\n· \nratify without delay the 1951 UN Convention\nrelating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto,\nand adopt asylum legislation consistent with international law and\nstandards;
\n\n· \nimmediately to grant legal status to the UNHCR\nand facilitate its work; encourages closer cooperation between the\nEU, the UNHCR and other UN agencies involved in the post-conflict\nsituation;
\n\n· \nfacilitate the work of any organisations which\nmay help to protect and support asylum seekers, refugees and\nmigrants;
\n\n· \nenact legislation in order to regulate the entry\nand stay of foreign nationals in the country, including a\nfunctioning asylum system; calls on the EU to provide Libya, its\nneighbour, with technical and political assistance in this task,\nincluding measures to improve the current detention\nfacilities;
\n\n· \nenact a legal status for migrant workers in\nLibya, affording them full protection as regards respect for their\nhuman rights, including labour rights, in accordance with the\nrelevant ILO standards;
\n\n· \nprotect all foreign nationals, regardless of\ntheir immigration status, from violence, exploitation, threats,\nintimidation and abuse.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 43 votes to 0 with\n2 abstentions a resolution on the situation of migrants in\nLibya.
\nThe resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ALDE,\nGreens/EFA and ECR groups.
\nIt a welcomes the inauguration of the first Libyan\nGovernment deriving its legitimacy from democratic elections which\nwere held on in July 2012 when the country witnessed the first\npeaceful transfer of power in its history. It encourages the\nmembers of the government to act decisively in order to build the\nfoundations of a democratic, accountable and functioning state and\ncalls on all international actors, in particular the EU, to stand\nready to assist the Libyan Government and the General National\nCongress (GNC) in this daunting task.
\nParliament expresses its concern, however, about the\nparticularly vulnerable security and human rights situation of\nforeigners currently in Libya, especially those coming from\nsub-Saharan and Eastern Africa in search of work or political\nasylum and those still in prison. It is concerned, in particular,\nabout the living conditions and treatment of migrant detainees in\ndetention centres, particularly in Kufra, Tripoli, Benghazi and the\nNafusa Mountain region, as reported by the International Federation\nfor Human Rights and Amnesty, amongst others. Historically, Libya\nhas relied on migrant workers in sectors including health,\neducation, agriculture, hospitality and cleaning services, and\nLibya remains a major hub for asylum-seekers and refugees fleeing\nconflict in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Between 1.5 and 2.5\nmillion foreigners worked in Libya during the rule of Colonel\nGaddafi, and many migrants were forced into mercenary groups under\nGaddafis rule and a large proportion of them are now in\ndetention without trial or have fled the country.
\nParliament expresses deep concern about the extreme\nconditions of detention to which foreign persons, including women\nand children, are subjected many of them victims of\nsexual and gender-based violence and about their lack of\nrecourse to an adequate legal framework and protection, causing\nindefinite detention and no possibility of appeal against\ndeportation. Members note that foreigners in Libya are particularly\nvulnerable to abuse because of the security vacuum, the\nproliferation of weapons, the absence of national legislation on\nasylum and on migrant workers, the inadequate judicial system and\nweak governance. Foreign nationals, including pregnant women, women\nwith young children and unaccompanied children held alongside\nadults, are held at a plethora of detention facilities that are\nspecially designed for irregular migrants or held directly by\nmilitias.
\nNoting that some Member States have resumed talks with\nLibya on migration control, Parliament calls on the EU and its\nMembers States to act considerately when negotiating future\ncooperation agreements and migration control agreements with\nthe new Libyan authorities, ensuring that such agreements include\neffective monitoring mechanisms for the protection of the human\nrights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. It also calls on\nforeign companies working in Libya, in particular European\ncompanies, to ensure full compliance with their corporate social\nresponsibilities (CSR) as a principled policy throughout their\nactivities, ensuring enactment of CSR in particular towards migrant\nworkers.
\nParliament calls on the Government of Libya,\nthe new Libyan authorities and the GNC to:
\n\n· \nforward appropriate legislation and instructions\nto all national and local structures in order to ensure fair\ntreatment, non-discrimination and necessary protection for all\nrefugees, asylum seekers and migrants, with special attention to\nthe security and rights of women and children;
\n\n· \nratify without delay the 1951 UN Convention\nrelating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto,\nand adopt asylum legislation consistent with international law and\nstandards;
\n\n· \nimmediately to grant legal status to the UNHCR\nand facilitate its work; encourages closer cooperation between the\nEU, the UNHCR and other UN agencies involved in the post-conflict\nsituation;
\n\n· \nfacilitate the work of any organisations which\nmay help to protect and support asylum seekers, refugees and\nmigrants;
\n\n· \nenact legislation in order to regulate the entry\nand stay of foreign nationals in the country, including a\nfunctioning asylum system; calls on the EU to provide Libya, its\nneighbour, with technical and political assistance in this task,\nincluding measures to improve the current detention\nfacilities;
\n\n· \nenact a legal status for migrant workers in\nLibya, affording them full protection as regards respect for their\nhuman rights, including labour rights, in accordance with the\nrelevant ILO standards;
\n\n· \nprotect all foreign nationals, regardless of\ntheir immigration status, from violence, exploitation, threats,\nintimidation and abuse.
\n