On 24 August, paramilitary armed groups affiliated with Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) under the command of Khalifa Haftar, who controls vast swathes of Libyan territory, arrested hundreds of civilians …
Tunisia: Anatomy of a Forced Deportation to Libya
A group of 20 migrants and asylum seekers from Western and Central Africa were forcibly displaced to the Tunisian-Libyan border (near Ben Guerdane) on the morning of July 2nd by …
UN Global Study on the Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures on Civil Society and Civic Space should be a wake-up call to end abuse of counter-terrorism measures to violate human rights
View PostRescue is a right and a duty, not a crime! Stop attacks against CSOs and people on the move
30+ civil society organisations (CSOs) raise their concerns and address their recommendations to the European Union and its Member States ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting today …
Libya: New commission to apply Gaddafi-era law is ominous development for civil society
A decision issued on 22 May 2023 by the Government of National Unity in Tripoli will create a new commission to oversee civil society organizations (CSOs). Under the purview of …
Libya: Violating women’s right to freedom of movement is an insult to Libyan women and a contravention of the constitution and law
We, the undersigned activists and civil society organizations, express our strong condemnation of the discriminatory measures imposed by the Internal Security Agency of Libya’s National Unity Government on women’s freedom …
HRC 52: Sustain international monitoring of crimes in Libya and press Egypt and Algeria to back up human rights claims with tangible reforms
اختتم مجلس حقوق الإنسان بالأمم المتحدة في 4 أبريل الجاري فعاليات جلسته الـ 52، والمنعقدة في الفترة بين 27 فبراير و4 أبريل 2023. وفيها قدمت بعثة تقصي الحقائق الأممية بشأن …
UN rights body fails to further justice in Libya
Civil society organisations dismayed by inadequate Human Rights Council Libya resolution despite worsening situation On 4 April, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted resolution 52/L.33 on “Technical assistance and capacity-building …
New law urgently required to protect freedom of association Libya: Nothing can be gained by turning back to Gaddafi-era law
View PostLibya: Amendment to draconian Law 19/2001 on civil society offers no solution
Rather than complying with its constitutional obligation to issue a new law guaranteeing the right to free association, the House of Representatives proposes amendment to repressive law shackling civil society …