Brief Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Libya (January-June 2022)

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…

Research paper : Elections and the future of peace and stability in Libya

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…

After 9 years of assassination of Salwa Bugaighis, lack of justice and impunity for the perpetrator

 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…

Joint Open Letter: Human rights organizations call for renewal of UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya

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…

Libyan human rights organizations condemn the forced eviction of Tawerghans and call on the Libyan authorities for a permanent solution

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…

Press release : Libya – Twenty one human rights organizations and 57 Libyan public figures call on the authorities to lift the arbitrary restrictions imposed by the Civil Society Commission on civil associations

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,…

ID with Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

  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…

Open Letter: Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders

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…

Human rights defenders are not society’s opponents. Libyan authorities should respect human rights and release arbitrarily detained activists

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…

Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

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…

CHRDA issues a new book : Human Rights and Justice Challenges in Libya 10 Years after the Revolution

  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…

CHRDA & 95 organizations : Appeal to the Italian Government, to UNHCR and IOM for the immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum

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…