Office of Prosecutor of International Criminal Court welcomes Germany’s arrest of Libyan suspect
In a statement released last Friday (18 July), the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court welcomed ...
Tag: human rights
Libyan militias intensified suppression of dissent, attacks on civil society. Thousands arbitrarily detained, arrested for exercise of human rights: Amnesty International report
Amnesty International’s Annual 2024 Report (pages 240-245), ‘‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’’, published on 23 April, says that ...
589 human rights violations in 2024 documented by Libyan NGO Libya Crimes Watch
There were 589 human rights violations in Libya during 2024, NGO Libya Crimes Watch (LCW) revealed in its 2024 Annual ...
Lack of accountability and impunity for Tarhuna human rights violations risk fuelling more instability and further division in Libya
A UN report published yesterday warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by those behind ...
Libyan women’s NGO condemns violations of human rights, calls for transparency in reconstruction efforts
Leading Libyan NGO, the Libyan Women's Platform for Peace (LWPP) strongly condemns the escalating violations of human rights in Libya, ...
Libya must take decisive steps to address serious rights violations: UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya
Libyan authorities must take decisive steps to provide justice and redress to the vast number of victims suffering from longstanding ...
Hafter’s army is ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Libyan territories under its control: Amnesty
The eastern Libya-based Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the control of ...
Seven things to do by December 24: A human rights roadmap to Libya’s elections
By Sami Zaptia. NGO LFJL proposes a seven point human rights roadmap prior to Libya's 24 December elections (Photo: LFJL). ...
Ten years on from Libya’s uprising, Lawyers for Justice in Libya launches fund to protect human rights defenders
By Lawyers for Justice in Libya. London, 17 February 2021: ‘‘17 February 2021 marks a key anniversary for Libya: ten ...
LPDF must prioritise human rights, justice and accountability: Lawyers for Justice in Libya
By Sami Zaptia. LFJL has called on the 74-member LPDF gathered in Geneva 1-5 February to use criteria of human ...
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