The Libyan House of Representatives should repeal a 2022 Anti-Cybercrime Law that restricts freedoms of speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities in eastern Libya should immediately release anyone they are holding under this law for peaceful expression.
Libya body agrees on election of head of state, gov’t representatives
Liby’a Joint Committee (6+6) yesterday announced that a full consensus has been reached regard…
Libyan parliament replaces its appointed prime minister
Libya’s eastern-based parliament voted on Tuesday to replace Fathi Bashagha as prime minister,…
Libya: Authorities impose ‘severe’ crackdown on rights groups, says HRW
Libyan authorities are imposing “severe restrictions” on local and foreign civil society…
UN mission accuses EU of aiding crimes against humanity in Libya
United Nations investigators say there is evidence that crimes against humanity have been committed …
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 …
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Libyan military parties turn page on war, paying attention to unifying the army
In a new indication of diminishing chances of new armed clashes between the military parties in eastern and western Libya, and perhaps fading away altogether, the parties’ representatives concluded new agreements in Tripoli, the most prominent of which was the formation of a joint force with various tasks, and opening …
Libya responds to UN Fact-Finding Mission report on immigration
In the wake of the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report on violations against illegal immigration in Libya, the Government of National Unity (GNU) said that such an issue is far too big for any country to handle alone.
Who will hold human rights abusers in Libya to account?
United Nations investigators say security forces and armed militia groups in Libya have committed a wide range of war crimes.
Turkey, UAE, and Russia violated arms embargo on Libya, Amnesty International
Amnesty International has released its annual report, which monitors the state of human rights in the world. The part on Libya showed the existence of flagrant violations of human rights.
Center for Humanitarian Dialogue to put forward recommendations to Libyan elections in early April
The Center for Humanitarian Dialogue in Switzerland is preparing to hold “an informal brainstorming session with key Libyan stakeholders and members of the international community on 5 April in Geneva.”