The former chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has come under fire for his alleged ties to a Libyan oil tycoon who is said to be a close ally of controversial military leader Khalifa Haftar.
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Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties – September 2017
From 1 September to 30 September 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 35 civilian casualties – 12 deaths and 23 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 7 men killed and 8 injured, 3 women killed and 2 injured, and 2 children …
Read More »HoR and State Council dialogue committees agree on 3-person Presidency Council and separate prime minister
The dialogue committees of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the State Council (SC), meeting in Tunis to work out amendments to the Libyan Political Agreement have agreed to reduce the Presidency Council (PC) from nine to three and that the prime minister should be a separate appointment.
Read More »Refugees transit centre to be operating in Libya by 2018, UN aims
The UN refugee agency is seeking to open a refugee transit centre in Tripoli early next year to resettle or evacuate as many as 5,000 of the most vulnerable refugees out of Libya each year, a senior UN official said on Friday, Reuters reported.
Read More »EU extends sanctions on three Libyan figures hindering Libyan Political Agreement
On 1 April 2016, the Council imposed restrictive measures against Libya on three persons: Agila Saleh, president of the Libyan Council of Deputies in the House of Representatives; Khalifa Ghweil,… prime minister and defence minister of the internationally unrecognised General National Congress; and Nuri Abu Sahmain, president of the internationally …
Read More »Haftar says force remains option in Libya but political solution best
Libya’s eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar was quoted on Friday as saying force must remain an option for imposing order in the country, though he added that a political solution would be preferable.
Read More »Italian Defence Minister receives Haftar in Rome to help stabilize Libya
Italian officials urged Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Tuesday to “contribute effectively” to the U.N. effort to stabilize Libya, and ruled out any military solution to end Libya’s chaos.
Read More »HoR and State Council dialogue committees start work to amend Skhirat agreement
The dialogue committees of the House of Representatives and the State Council started their discussions today to amend the Libyan Political Agreement so that it is acceptable to both bodies and can be approved by the HoR. They met in formal session in a Tunis hotel under the auspices of …
Read More »Libyan rights groups accuse UAE of war crimes
Human rights groups in Libya have accused the United Arab Emirates of committing war crimes in the country, including killing hundreds of civilians.
Read More »Salame: The amendments to be transferred to HoR for voting
The United Nations Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, said, in Tunis on Tuesday, that when the two committees of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the State Council agreed to amend the Political Agreement to would be to the HoR to vote on.
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