Frustrated by the lack of media time given to local Libyan reactions to international actions, I have just finished a project funded by the Remote Control Project to interview a wide range of local stakeholders (including civil society activists, businessmen, officials, Islamist leaders, former ministers and former fighters) to elicit …
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Libya ‘slave market’ probe called for by African Union
The African Union on Friday called for Libyan authorities to investigate “slave markets” of black Africans operating in the conflict-torn nation, after the release of shocking images showing the sale of young men.
Read More »UNSMIL chief suggests “joint tribunals” for Libyan war crimes
The international community should consider joint tribunals to try Libyan war crimes suspects to end the impunity with which individuals are operating UNSMIL chief Ghassan Salamé has told said the UN Security Council.
Read More »Libyan forces hit Daesh camp with air strike
East Libyan forces said they launched air strikes against suspected Daesh militants on Wednesday south of the jihadist group’s former stronghold of Sirte.
Read More »Italy and Germany rebut UN criticism of their Libyan anti-migrant backing
The Italian and German foreign ministers have rounded on the UN for attacking their countries’ help for Libyan Coastguard anti-migrant patrols, saying that they needed support not criticism.
Read More »Libyan coastguard seek more EU aid to ‘tackle migration’
The Libyan coastguard called for more European aid to upgrade its “obsolete” fleet, warning it would not otherwise work to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean next year.
Read More »International lawyers present ICC with crimes dossier aiming at trying Libya’s strongman Haftar
Human rights lawyers provided evidence Tuesday to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors saying that forces loyal to the Libyan strongman in eastern region are responsible for crimes including murder, torture and persecution.
Read More »Islamic State corpses in Libya await fate in Misrata containers
Hundreds of corpses of Islamic State fighters have been stored for the past year in refrigerated containers in the Libyan city of Misrata awaiting a final decision on their fate.
Read More »UN Human Rights chief blasts EU’s Libyan migrant deal
The EU’s support for Libyan Coastguard anti-migrant patrols is “inhuman”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein said today.
Read More »‘They don’t know my name’ What it’s like to be trapped inside Libya’s government detention centers
Scores of people stand packed in the cramped quarters of the Treeq Alsika Migrant Detention Center in Tripoli, helplessness etched across their faces.
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