A statement regarding the inspection of personal devices at security checkpoints in Libya Inspection of personal devices at security checkpoints in Libya is a flagrant violation of human rights A new act has spread in Libya during the past eight years, which is security checkpoints that are deployed in Libyan streets and public roads and […]
Statement by leading MEPs on EU-Libya relations to mark one year since the abduction of Libyan parliamentarian Siham Sergiwa. “Today marks one year since the abduction of Ms Siham Sergiwa, a member of the Libyan House of Representatives and a prominent women’s rights defender in the country. To date, there has been no investigation conducted […]
[As delivered] Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Minister Maas, let me begin by thanking you and the German presidency for the opportunity to update the Council on the situation in Libya, in this expanded format. This important meeting — six months after the Berlin International conference on Libya — brings together Security Council members with the […]
Organization CHRDA Posted 23 Jan 2020 / Closing date 6 Jul 2020 ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND Center for Human Right Defenders Association (CHRDA) Is an independent non-governmental organisation registered and founded in France in 2016. CHRDA aims at promoting rights of Human rights Defenders and vulnerable population, analysing the difficulties facing the application of International Human Rights […]
Fear of the virus does not stop cycle of violence and impunity, leading to unspeakable civilian suffering, International investigatory mechanism needed now more than ever Human Rights Briefing (January – May 2020) the Libya Platform and CIHRS Personal safety has become illusory for civilians in Libya, owing to a sharp escalation in the assault on […]
English version JOINT STATEMENT OF LIBYAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING THE MASS MURDER OF MIGRANTS, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND WORKERS IN LIBYAN TOWN OF MIZDAH In a horrific new incident from the grave violations against migrants in Libya, which have grown since the collapse of the political process in spring of 2014 and the outbreak of […]
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Let me open with best wishes to our Muslim colleagues on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. Allow me also to congratulate Estonia for its Presidency of the Security Council this month. Mr. President, I had hoped to be able to deliver a more positive report […]
Mr President, Your Excellencies, Given the exceptional circumstances in which we currently find ourselves due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am pleased to appear before this Council via video conference to deliver my Office’s nineteenth report on the situation in Libya, pursuant to Resolution 1970. I congratulate Estonia on assuming the presidency of the Council […]
We urge the international community to take meaningful steps toward a genuine end to the conflict The Libya Platform and CIHRS urge the international community to act immediately to deter Libyan parties and their regional and international allies from pre-empting the possibility of a genuine and respected humanitarian truce in Libya, urgently needed to face […]
Libya: After the first reported death from Covid-19 Failure to release detainees amounts to a death sentence 17-04-2020 One year into the most recent escalation of fighting, civilians in Libya face yet another threat to their health and well-being. With the first death from Covid-19 reported in Libya this month, the Libya Platform calls on […]
A global pandemic is a new situation for all of us. Most of us already are or soon may be forced to start working remotely. Many will use their home as an office. In some places, there is no doubt this crisis will be abused to further repress human rights defenders (HRDs) and human rights […]
Over the last four years, two competing legislative and executive authorities – the Interim Government in eastern Libya and the Government of National Accord (GNA) in western Libya – have been vying for international legitimacy and recognition. These two authorities rely on militias and paramilitary groups including some armed extremist groups tied to al-Qaeda and […]