On 11 November 2019, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch submitted a joint third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in a case involving Libya’s abuses against migrants during operations at sea and upon return to the country in November 2017. 

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame has described the Security Council as “sterile” as it couldn’t find solutions to many crises, including the Libyan one after 14 formal meetings.

An Al Jazeera Arabic investigation has uncovered Egyptian, Russian and UAE arms support to Libya‘s renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar.

A daughter of one of the Sudanese women who were recently killed in Libya’s Benghazi has accused the Libyan serial killer who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, Mahmoud Al-Werfalli, of kidnapping, torturing and killing her mother.

Spokeswoman for the European Commission, Mina Andreeva has refused considering Libya as a “safe harbour” to land migrants rescued from the Mediterranean.

The Libyan embassy in Valetta has refuted news about striking a secret deal with Malta on migrants’ interception.

Malta’s armed forces have started cooperating with Libya’s coastguard to turn back migrant boats heading into Malta’s search and rescue zone, Times of Malta newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a secret government deal.

Sudan has denied a United Nations report alleging it sent paramilitaries to fight for Khalifa Haftar in Libya.

Libya’s UN-recognised government has accused Russia of fuelling the country’s civil war by sending mercenaries to back eastern commander Khalifa Haftar.

The security chief for Libya’s UN-backed government accused Russia of fueling a months-long war to extend its influence over the strategic oil producer, and called on the US to step up efforts to resolve the conflict.