The co-chairs of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights established under the Berlin process – the Netherlands, Switzerland and UNSMIL – called for the extension of the mandate of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, so that it may continue its critical work to advance human …
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Head of Libya’s High Council of State invited to meet rival in Egypt
Head of the Tripoli-based High Council of State, Khalid Al-Mishri, said Thursday he was invited to meet Libya’s Parliament Speaker, Aquila Saleh, for talks in Egypt, Anadolu News Agency reports.
Read More »UN: Libyan Military Commission reconvene in Cairo to discuss ceasefire, foreign fighters withdrawal
The Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) reconvened Wednesday in Cairo following meetings in Toledo, Spain and Tunis, Tunisia in May and June, respectively, according to UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
Read More »ICC says Libya militia suspect dead, drops case
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday confirmed the death of wanted war crimes suspect and Libyan militia leader Mahmoud al-Werfalli, saying it was dropping the case against him.
Read More »Turkiye Presidency submits motion to Parliament on extending troop deployment in Libya
Turkiye’s Presidency, on Monday, submitted a motion to Parliament on extending troop deployment in Libya for another 18 months, Anadolu News Agency reports.
Read More »Fact-finding mission in Libya warns of human rights violations
The United Nations (UN) Fact-Finding Mission in Libya warned all Libyan parties against committing grave violations of human rights and international human rights law, urging them to refrain from violence.
Read More »Bashagha calls for security arrangements under UN supervision to disarm all armed groups in Tripoli
The head of the parallel government, Fathi Bashagha, has stressed that the protection of civilians in Tripoli can only be achieved through a disarmament process, through security arrangements under the supervision of the UN mission.
Read More »US court recommends indicting Haftar for war crimes
Prosecutors of the federal court in the US state of Virginia have recommended indicting Libya’s warlord Khalifa Haftar for war crimes in absentia, Washington-based Libyan human rights defender Emadeddine Al-Montasir told Arabi21.com on Friday.
Read More »The Next Mediterranean Migration Crisis Will Be Worse
A new book tells the forgotten story of migrants stranded in Libya amid United Nations incompetence and Western indifference.
Read More »UN Advisor on Libya Williams will leave office by end of June, press reports
Stephanie Williams, the U.N. Special Advisor on Libya, will leave her post at the end of June, Italian news agency Nova reported on Thursday.
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