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The profiling exercise was the result of a partnership between CeSPI and UNHCR
Data collection: CeSPI
Regional profiling coordinator (UNHCR): Stephanie Matti
The profiling exercise was funded by the UNHCR
Report preparation: January to December 2018
Data collection: October to December 2017
Cover photo: Sub-Saharan asylum seekers sleep on the deck after being rescued in a night operation in
the Mediterranean Sea some 50 nautical miles off the coast of Libya. Most who were rescued described
scenes of horrific abuse, including torture, forced labour, beatings and kidnappings while staying in
Libya. Photo by: UNHCR/ Vania Turner readmore