Libya: Further information on Forcible return / fear for safety / fear of torture

Index Number: MDE 19/019/2003
Date Published: 17 September 2003
Categories: Libya, Middle East And North Africa

Eritrean national, Binyam Abraha, who was in his early 20s, died in custody on the night of 16-17 September. He had reportedly been detained in Libya for over a year and a half, apparently without charge or trial, after allegedly deserting from military conscription in Eritrea. Though he was seriously ill, he was denied access to medical care.