During the first half of this year, Libya remained a safe arena for human rights violators, in light of the widespread phenomenon of impunity and the absence of accountability, as well as the continuation of the political division that was entrenched in the presence of two competing governments. After the rounds of dialogue between the […]
Using a logistic econometric model, this paper provided estimates for the probability of conflict recurrence in Libya if elections were held at the end of the current year. The results showed that the probability of conflict recurrence in Libya appears high in this case, reaching 71%. Postponing the elections until the end of next year […]
25th of June, marks the 9th anniversary of the assassination of Libyan lawyer, human rights and political activist Mrs Salwa Bugaighis in Benghazi, Libya. On this day 9 years ago, 25th of June, 2014, Salwa was assassinated, and her husband was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen, she was a human rights and political activist, the vice-president […]
The undersigned organizations call on member and observer States of the UN Human Rights Council to support the renewal of the UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) mandate on Libya, as a matter of urgency, at the upcoming 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). 16 June 2022 Your Excellency, The undersigned organizations welcomed the […]
Libyan human rights organizations condemn the forced eviction of Tawerghans and call on the Libyan authorities for a permanent solution that ends their suffering and includes reparation and accountability for the violations committed against them Press release The undersigned Libyan human rights organizations express their strong condemnation and denunciation of the forced eviction operation carried […]
Members of the House of Representatives, the Constituent Assembly for the Drafting of the Constitution, the Forum for Political Dialogue, the State Council, former ministers, academics, writers, media professionals, lawyers, human rights defenders, and activists join Libyan human rights organizations in calling on the authorities to lift the arbitrary restrictions imposed by the Civil Society […]
Joint oral intervention Item 7 – ID with Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 24 March 2022 Delivered by: Elizabeth Rghebi (video 01:18:54) Our organizations welcome the historic report by the Special Rapporteur, which concludes that Israeli authorities are committing the crime of apartheid. […]
Respected Chairpersons and Staff at Facebook, Twitter and Telegram, Front Line Defenders, an international human right organisation which works to provide hands-on practical support to human rights defenders at risk through its digital protection program, and the undersigned Libyan, regional and international civil society organisations urge you to take immediate action to help end an […]
Press release March 22, 2022 The Libyan human rights organizations signatory to this statement (In addition to 15 Libyan Human Rights groups are afraid of revealing their names for security reasons) express their deep concern about the systematic campaign launched by some security services in Libya against human rights defenders, which included, during the recent […]
On this occasion, the undersigned organizations renew their repeated calls to oppose and combat racial discrimination in Libya and the world at large. The decline in equality in Libya must be taken seriously to secure a safe country and reassure all Libyans that they are equal despite the differences between them. Based on the interim […]
On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the #Libya revolution; CHRDA issues a new book on “Human Rights and Justice Challenges in Libya”. The book includes four research studies highlighting the following issues: Legislative Process in Post February 2011 Libya The economic agenda of violence and its role in the continuation of conflict […]
February 2, 2022 Immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum Civil society appeal to the Italian government, UNHCR and IOM On February 2, 2022, the day of the fifth anniversary of the Memorandum, ASGI together with several dozens of Italian, Libyan, African and European organisations publishes a document analysing and denouncing the effects of the Memorandum […]