‘‘A Preliminary Study on Governance and Institutions in Libya: Reality, Challenges and Prospects’’ has been published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA),
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HRW: Apparent War Crimes in Tripoli … Summary Executions, Torture, Desecration of Corpses
The Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) should urgently investigate evidence that fighters affiliated with it apparently tortured, summarily executed, and desecrated corpses of opposing fighters, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks by the armed group, which is under the command of General Khalifa Hiftar, were recorded and posted on …
Read More »HRW: UAE Strike Kills 8 Civilians in Libya
An apparently unlawful drone attack by the United Arab Emirates that hit the Al-Sunbulah biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, Libya, south of Tripoli, on November 18, 2019, killed 8 civilians and wounded 27, Human Rights Watch said today, after investigating the incident. The UAE appeared to take little or no …
Read More »Attacks of Haftar’s forces on Tripoli civilians continue as fighting rages on different frontlines
Heavy clashes erupted Sunday in southern Tripoli between the Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord and Khalifa Haftar’s forces as the former advanced on different frontlines pushing Haftar’s fighters away amid their shortage of ammunition and supplies.
Read More »HRW: Italy Shares Responsibility for Libya Abuses against Migrants
On 11 November 2019, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch submitted a joint third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in a case involving Libya’s abuses against migrants during operations at sea and upon return to the country in November 2017.
Read More »Terrorists Fighting for the GNA Suffer Casualties in South Tripoli – SPECIAL REPORT
On the frontlines of southern Tripoli, as the fighting intensified last weekend and yesterday, the war witnessed terrorists from the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna (SCMD) and the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (SCBR), as well as the remnants of Jadhran forces that fled from various areas in Cyrenaica, …
Read More »Eight deaths and 13 civilian injuries due to hostilities across Libya from 1 to 31 January 2019
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 21 civilian casualties – eight deaths and 13 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya from 1 to 31 January 2019.
Read More »WHO condemns continuous attacks on health care in Libya [EN/AR]
The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns the unceasing attacks on health care in Libya. On February 23, an armed man assaulted Doctor Nidhal Mohamed Ali, a WHO-contracted psychiatrist, inside a mental health clinic in Sabha. The mental health clinic is the only facility of its kind that serves Southern Libya, …
Read More »The Libyan National Conference Process – Final Report
Click on the following link to view the report: The Libyan National Conference Process – Final Report
Read More »UNSMIL documented 18 deaths and 22 injuries in Libya last September
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 40 civilian casualties –18 deaths and 22 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya From 1 September to 31 September 2018.
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