b. protect detainees from torture and all other forms of abuse, including by investigating
allegations of abuse and deaths in detention;
c. remove from duty suspected perpetrators and prosecute them where appropriate;
d. provide adequate medical care to the victims;
e. take specific measures to ensure those in detention are protected from unlawful
killing, rape and other sexual violence, and forced labour, and that their privacy is
respected;
f. resume a formal registration process of migrants in detention to ensure their presence
and status is properly recorded;
g. facilitate further access to detention centres by national and international
organizations in order to monitor the human rights situation and provide humanitarian
assistance to detainees, including that offered by IOM and UNHCR and their
partners;
h. facilitate the activities of IOM aimed at ensuring voluntary, humanitarian and
sustainable repatriation of stranded migrants;
i. facilitate the activities of UNHCR aimed at identifying and providing protection to
asylum seekers and refugees;
j. ensure full respect for the principle of non-refoulement and the prohibition of
arbitrary and collective expulsions;
k. exercise all efforts to ensure due process and fair trial guarantees.
In addition, the Libyan authorities should:
5. Improve conditions at disembarkation points, including by taking proactive measures to
protect disembarking migrants from abuses. Register and conduct human rights-based
screenings to identify health and other vulnerabilities of those disembarked, and allow
UNHCR, IOM, and other organizations to assist in this regard.
6. Ensure DCIM has adequate resources and improve conditions of work for DCIM personnel,
including through ensuring adequate health insurance and access to training, whilst ensuring
that the training has a strong human rights component.
7. Consider establishing the post of Minister for Migration, responsible for developing a
comprehensive strategy on migration, coordinating the work of the Government on all
aspects of migration in Libya, and liaising with international counterparts on issues related to
migration.
8. Support initiatives aimed at coordinating the response to those rescued in Libyan waters and
brought to Libyan territory such as the Contact Group, including DCIM, the Libyan Coast
Guard, relevant municipalities, UNHCR, IOM, and national and international organizations.
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