Could UNHCR and/or IOM please provide a detailed account of exactly what happens to people who are intercepted at sea by the Libyan coastguard and then disembarked.
Does UNHCR have an opportunity to identify those who have refugee status or a pending asylum claim?
Is there any evidence that the Libyan coastguard use excessive force or commit human rights abuses when returning people who are intercepted at sea?
Are the people who are intercepted and disembarked routinely placed in detention?
Do UNHCR or IOM have an opportunity to accompany these people once they leave their port of disembarkation?
What happened to someone who is disembarked and who is suffering from a serious medical condition or severe trauma?
Are any special provisions made for unaccompanied children?
If they are placed in detention, does UNHCR or IOM have any access to them?
Is there any evidence to suggest that people who are disembarked are subsequently 'sold on' to militia groups, smugglers or employers?
Does UNHCR or IOM have a Memorandum of Understanding with the Libyan coastguard and/or GNA with respect to their access to people who are returned and disembarked, and the kind of assistance they can be provided with. If so, can you place a copy of it in the public domain?
Has the EU placed any restrictions on UNHCR and IOM with respect to the information those agencies can provide in response to these questions?
And finally. Maybe Geneva-based journalists could be asking these questions at the UN press briefing.
