Libya Crimes Watch (LCW) has announced that the Internal Security Agency in Benghazi “kidnapped” a member of “Barqa Mawtani” organization, Khaled al-Marghani, because of his “criticism of the kidnappings in eastern Libya.”
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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, the ongoing crackdown on civil society, and the shrinking of civil space.
Fezzan civil society organizations call for halting work of Italian Ara Pacis NGO in Libya
Civil society organizations in Fezzan called on the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs to stop the Italian Ara Pacis NGO and to verify and follow up on its activities in all regions and cities of Libya, calling on the Presidential Council to correct the status of the Civil Society Commission, …
Libya: Authorities impose ‘severe’ crackdown on rights groups, says HRW
Libyan authorities are imposing “severe restrictions” on local and foreign civil society groups, obstructing their work in the war-torn North African country, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published on Tuesday.
NCHRL concerned over lack of healthcare for vulnerable groups in Libya
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) released a statement expressing concern regarding the lack of healthcare for vulnerable groups, including migrants and minors in Libya. The committee highlighted patients’ safety at risk due to the lack of medical care. The Ministry of Health was called upon to …
Mustafa Fetouri reports on ‘Libya’s missing and murdered women’
On 8 April, the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) published a special report by Libyan academic and award-winning journalist Mustafa Fetouri, entitled ‘Libya’s missing and murdered women’.
NCHRL welcomes decision to pardon convicts
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Judicial Council to pardon convicts.
Human Rights Watch: Weak UN resolution on Libya exposes EU bias
Human Rights Watch has criticized the U.N. Human Rights Council for not insisting on accountability for abuses committed against migrants by EU-backed Libyan Coast Guards.
Libyan organizations call on authorities to stop draconian laws and civil society crackdown
Twenty-two civil society organisations issued a joint statement yesterday calling on Libyan authorities to stop draconian laws and the civil society crackdown.
Libyan animal rights defenders freed after detention over ‘witchcraft’ accusations
Two Libyan animal rights defenders have been released in Benghazi after 6 days of detention and weeks of witchcraft accusations by government officials, in the wake of the UN’s damning report on the state of gendered violence in Libya.