The Libyan Human Rights Solidarity organization (HRS) has decried inviting Khalifa Haftar, Fayez Al-Sirraj and Aqila Saleh to the Palermo Conference despite “their horrific records of human rights abuses.”
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UNHCR demands migrants rescued in international waters not to be returned to Libya
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Spokesman Charlie Yaxley stressed at a news conference in Geneva on Tuesday that people rescued in international waters should not be returned to Libya where conditions are not safe.
WHO: 75% of public health facilities in Libya forced to close on security grounds
Spokesman for the World Health Organization (WHO) in Libya, Dr. Ahmed al-Aliqi, said that 75 percent of the public health facilities in Libya are closed, and some are only partly functioning.
PC to establish structure of coordination with international community
Chairman of the Presidential Council (PC), Fayez Al-Sarraj, issued a decree to establish a structure for joint coordination with the international community consisting of several political, technical, ministerial and service committees.
In economic reforms, a chance for Libya to move forward
Despite the obvious tie between the economy and Libya’s general decline, efforts to address the conflict’s economic aspects have often taken a back seat to political and security measures.
Bensouda calls for bringing Gaddafi before the ICC
The Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, said, on Friday, that her office maintains that the son of the last dictator in Libya, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, must be arrested and surrendered to the ICC.
IOM: Over 13.000 illegal immigrants repatriated from Libya in 2018
Over 13,000 migrants have been voluntarily repatriated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) from Libya to their home countries in 2018, the UN Support Mission in Libya said Sunday.
Analysis: Reports on Russian troops in Libya spark controversy
Russia is believed to have been deploying dozens of troops to Libya over the last few days. The story, first reported by The Sun, sheds light on what the British media said Prime Minister Theresa May had been briefed by the British intelligence as Russia’s “new Syria” operation. The troops Moscow …
Mass grave unearthed near Libya’s Sirte
A mass grave containing 75 bodies has been found near Sirte in western Libya, an official said Wednesday.
HRS and FEMED discuss human rights issues in Libya
The Human Rights Solidarity (HRS) held some meeting, last week, with the Euro-Mediterranean Federation Against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) for enforced disappearance. The organisations held the meetings with some interested in the Libyan issues in the European Union (EU).