When everything is important, nothing is important. Governments, organizations and individuals must proactively set their priorities in order to allocate and leverage limited resources effectively. Libya is faced with a long and growing list of daunting challenges. Stakeholders have many needs and they all want their needs fulfilled now. While …
UN says tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site: Reports
The United Nations’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said approximately 2.3 tonnes of …
A clear roadmap for Libyan elections can be established by mid-June: UNSMIL head Bathily
Speaking at a Tripoli press conference today on his recent creation, the High-Level Panel for Electi…
Migrant children face torture in Libya’s detention centres
In mid-February, during the raid of a suspected trafficker’s warehouse in Tazerbu, southeast L…
Libya: Bathily proposes election support body, as public frustration mounts
“The political process remains protracted and falls short of the aspirations of Libyans, who seek to…
Approximately 610,000 illegal migrants smuggled into Libya, human organs traded
There are approximately 610,000 illegal migrants smuggled into Libya, and a trade in migrant’s organ…
Recent News
Opinion: Prosecutor’s Office statement – signs of the emergence of Libya as a nation of the rule of law?
Plurality of powers in Libya? The Prosecutor’s Office last week released a statement through its official spokesperson that contained some interesting content with huge relevance for the new post February 17 Libya.
The New Libya Is Free, if You Don’t Count the Jailed Journalists
Being a journalist under the autocratic rule of Libyan dictator Moammar Qadhafi was an exercise in choice: between promoting state propaganda and spending time in jail. Now that NATO has toppled the regime, Libya is a little better at letting reporters practice their trade. But the press in Libya is …
Opinion: Recommendations for peace and reconciliation in post-conflict Libya
This is the first of a series of articles that will tackle psychosocial issues of war in Libya, the goal being to brainstorm and extend an invitation for all of us to grieve and heal together.
Opinion: Women’s rights in Libya – a positive viewpoint.
Due to recent media attention painting a negative picture on certain incidents related to women’s rights issues in Libya which are undermining the progress that has been made in this area, I would like to highlight some positive progress.
Opinion: Women in Libya are in a state of denial regarding women’s rights in Libya
The first thing women’s rights activists in Libya mention about women’s rights in Libya now, is that having 33 women in the parliament is somehow a measure of the “positive steps” towards women rights in Libya and should be judged as a big success. But is that assessment truly indicative …