According to the Feminists of Libya organization, Abeer Ahmed Omar Khalil, a Jordanian citizen, was taken by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar after visiting her brothers in Benghazi.
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Haftar’s forces burn woman’s hands in a Benghazi prison for her critical writings
A woman named Eftikhar Abu Draa has had her hands burnt at Kuwifia prison in Benghazi by elements loyal to Khalifa Haftar’s forces, reported the Head of Victims Organization for Human Rights, Nasser Al-Hawari.
Libyan human rights group appeals to GNU to intervene in securing release of Hanan Al-Barassi’s children
The Libyan Crime Watch appealed to the Ministry of Interior of Government of National Unity (GNU) to intervene immediately in the release of Ayman and Hanin Al-Abdali, the son and daughter of the assassinated female lawyer and human rights activist, Hanan Al-Barassi in Benghazi.
Haftar authorizes the release of 193 prisoners from Garnada prison before Eid Al-Fitr
Major General Khaled Al-Mahjoub, the Director of Haftar’s Forces’ Moral Guidance Department, announced that 193 prisoners would be released from Grenada prison before Eid Al-Fitr.
PC demands that the Minister of Justice follow the humanitarian situation in prisons
The President and members of the Presidential Council met with Ms Halima Ibrahim, the Minister of Justice of the Government of National Unity, today in Tripoli.
Immigrant killed, two injured in Libya detention center
Doctors without Borders (MSF) said one illegal immigrant was killed and two others were injured in gunshots fired inside a detention center in Tripoli.
Libyan authorities free dozens of pro-Haftar fighters
Authorities in western Libya have released 105 prisoners loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar, in a move towards reconciliation in a United Nations-backed peace process following years of fighting.
Ministry of Justice to release prisoners of unlawful detention
The Minister of Justice of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Halima Ibrahim, confirmed on Wednesday that she is preparing to form a committee, to be charged with the release of detainees in prisons, which are not under the control of the state.
Libya’s Human Rights Commission calls for resolution of detainee, prisoner and missing cases
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) stressed the importance of working to settle and address the issue of detainees and prisoners and the revelation of the fate of all missing persons “completely and comprehensively” in order to create conditions for achieving national and social reconciliation in Libya.
Germany welcomes Libya’s shut down of migrant centres
In a meeting between German Ambassador to Libya Oliver Owcza discussed Libya’s immigration issue with the Head of the Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM), General Al-Mabrouk Abdel-Hafiz, Owcaza expressed his country’s support for the closure of migrant centres along the coast.