Libya Platform: Although an important step, Paris meeting stymied by failure to draft security sector reform plan and activate effective deterrence mechanisms While welcoming the Tuesday May 29th meeting in Paris between warring Libyan parties and the UN and representatives of the international community, the Libya Platform fears this latest attempt to implement peace will […]
The Libya Platform (LP), composed of 16 CSOs, has issued an urgent appeal to member states of the UN Security Council, urging them to take a swift, decisive stand on the mounting grave and systematic violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Libya by all sides in the armed conflict. Some […]
Defender center has important & effective collaboration, i.e. but not limited to: A partnership with Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Front Line Defenders Organization (FLD), European Endowment for Democracy (EED), Euro-Mediterranean of Support to Human Rights Defenders (EuroMed). Democratic Transition and […]
شارك @defender_center في تدريب: الاستخدام الفعّال لآلية الشكاوى الخاصة باللجنة الافريقية لحقوق الانسان والشعوب @ACHPR أطرها المستشارون القانونيون لـ >@hrw_ar @hrw و @ACHPR و @ICJ_MENA وشارك حولي 40 من المحامين وقانونيين من ليبيا وتونس https://t.co/KtMbr77ZYE pic.twitter.com/j504ndvow7 — Defender Center Iمركز مدافع (@defender_center) 16 avril 2018 The #Libyan Migrant Route: #Torture on Land and Terror at […]
On the occasion of Human Rights Day (10 December), the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented a screening today of eight short films depicting human rights struggles and youth’s aspirations in Libya, as part of a project supported by the European Union. The screening and debate with filmmakers took place at the Institut […]
Article 46 on transparency and the right of access to information provides for the freedom to receive, impart and exchange information, but it does not comply with the requirements of international standards. The guarantee by the state of the right of access to information must conform to international law, in particular the standards related to the right of access to information, to the protection of personal data, to combatting corruption, and to transparency.
The so-called General Command of the Libyan Army has taken no action against extrajudicial killings committed by Captain Mahmoud Warfali during operations resulting in the executions of 33 people between June 3, 2016 and July 17, 2017. Although General Command of the Libyan Army in the East announced it had begun investigating Warfarli on August 2, 2017,[5] he was able to issue an official decree on August 14,[6] 2017
Given the absence of an effective national justice system in Libya, international accountability mechanisms are imperative in address rampant impunity in a country where respect for human rights is decimated by escalating attacks on local civil society organizations, human rights defenders, members of the judiciary, media workers, civilians, and migrants. The Platform emphasized that Libyan authorities must formulate a clear strategy to restructure the security establishment and the judicial system, as well as supporting the education and health sectors for vulnerable populations. The freedom of expression and association and the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) must be prioritized in this strategy.
August 22, 2017 : The Platform [i] strongly condemns the disappearance of the former Prime Minister of Libya, Mr. Ali Zeidan, for the seventh consecutive day amidst the shameful silence of the authorities in the capital Tripoli. The Platform demands the immediate disclosure of Mr. Zeidan’s condition and the location of his detention, as well […]
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Joint NGO letter: The Human Rights Council should establish the mandate of an Independent Expert on Libya International Advocacy Program, United Nations Human Rights Council by CIHRSFebruary 13, 2017 Excellency, At its 34th session in March, the Human Rights Council (HRC) […]
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Joint NGO letter: The Human Rights Council should establish the mandate of an Independent Expert on Libya Excellency, At its 34th session in March, the Human Rights Council (HRC) will consider the human rights situation in Libya. Since the Council adopted resolution […]
Libya: Towards Resolving The Humanitarian Crisis And Promotion Of Human Rights. A New Coalition Of Libyan Civil Society Organizations Form The ‘The Platform’. In September 2016, 16 Libyan Civil Society Organizations along the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), gathered for two days to formulate their work strategies, as well as their needs, challenges, and […]