Rwanda accepts 120 Libyan migrants.

In the first such trip of the year, about 120 asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya to Rwanda.

Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia were among the men, women, and children, the youngest of whom was less than a year old.

The majority had been residing in the city of Tripoli, Libya's capital and others had been unlawfully detained, some for months.

The group that was evacuated on Tuesday night will join another 269 refugees and asylum seekers in Gashora, where the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) offers housing, food, and medical care.

"These evacuation planes out of Libya continue to bring hope and protection to refugees and asylum seekers stranded in Libya," UNHCR acting chief of mission in Libya Djamal Zamoum said.

Because of the conditions, they are forced to suffer, detainees in several Libyan migrant centers have previously documented routine torture, rape, hunger, and the spread of diseases like tuberculosis.

Amnesty International, a campaigning organization, described the situation as "horrific" and "inhuman."

In response, Libyan authorities announced the closure of three huge detention centers in Misrata, Tajoura, and Khoms in 2019.

Since signing an agreement with the UNHCR and the African Union in mid-2019, Rwanda has taken in over 900 asylum seekers.
For years, Libya has served as a transit point for thousands of individuals attempting to reach Europe. The vast majority will attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea, but many will fail.

Since the beginning of this year, more than 215 migrants have been reported dead or missing in the central Mediterranean, according to the International Organization for Migration.