Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
Libya plans to shut down three of its biggest migration detention centres, the country’s Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has announced.
The centres in question are in Misrata, Tajoura and Khoms.
Organisations that monitor the situation in Libya fear these closures may lead to even more overcrowding in the remaining centres.
They also fear the possibility of many more migrants being left in the hands of traffickers.
The UN last month called for the dismantling of all detention centres for refugees in Libya, saying the facilities were not fit to house migrants.
Detainees in various centres have described routine torture, rape, malnutrition and the spread of diseases like tuberculosis due to the conditions they are forced to endure.