Stranded migrants need safe and dignified return, says independent UN rights panel

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United Nations, Oct 1 (Canadian-Media): Governments should immediately address the inhumane conditions in detention faced by migrant workers who are also being blamed for spreading the coronavirus, a UN panel of independent rights experts said on Thursday.

Migrants at a detention center in the city of Zawiya, Libya. Image credit:
Photo: Mathieu Galtier/IRIN