Oct 2, 2025
In this episode, we speak with human rights campaigner and Refugees in Libya co-founder David Yambio.
He gives us an update on Refugees in Libya's Unfair campaign, which demands the UNHCR change the way it treats people in need of its protection.
He tells us about the Book of Shame — which he and his fellow Refugees in Libya campaigners co-wrote with members of Refugees in Tunisia and Refugees in Niger.
He tells us how the book outlines the UNHCR's failures to protect people-on-the-move, in North Africa.
David also tells us how he found out that the Italian state used an Israeli spy firm to tap his phone and spy on him.
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--- Show notes ---
For more on Refugees in Libya, see: https://www.refugeesinlibya.org
You can read the Book of Shame here: https://www.refugeesinlibya.org/book-of-shame
Check out episode 29 of The Civil Fleet Podcast for more with David Yambio
Read this interview with David Yambio on The Civil Fleet blog from when he was living in Libya: https://thecivilfleet.wordpress.com/2021/12/16/the-eu-must-be-held-accountable-for-the-crimes-it-has-committed-against-people-trying-to-reach-its-borders/
For more on the EU's support for the Libyan Coastguards despite its fears of human rights abuses, read this: https://thecivilfleet.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/eu-to-continue-supporting-the-libyan-coastguard-despite-its-fears-of-human-rights-abuses