
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights must condemn atrocities committed against migrants in Libya
Statements
The undersigned human rights organizations deeply regret the lack of spaces for communication, including participation and expression of opinions, between Libyan civil society and human rights organizations and the African Commission on Human…

Libya: European Parliament issues a new resolution on European policy toward Libya
Statements
November 23, 2022
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the organizations of the Libyan Platform Coalition welcome the results of the vote on the European Parliament’s Recommendation on Libya, which was approved today,…

Joint Open Letter: Human rights organizations call for renewal of UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya
Statements
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
Statements
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
Statements
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
Statements
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
Statements
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
Statements
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
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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 & 95 organizations : Appeal to the Italian Government, to UNHCR and IOM for the immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum
Statements
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…

Libya: Authorities must roll back repressive regulation on civil society and support new legal framework
Statements
On Wednesday 3 November, the Libya Platform, the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP) and the Defender Center for Human Rights (DCHR), supported by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), hosted an event titled, “Freedom…

Human rights organizations call on Libyan authorities to rescind the new cybercrime law
Statements
The undersigned organizations call upon Libyan authorities to rescind the cybercrime law recently adopted by the Libyan House of Representatives. The law would severely restrict freedom of expression, curtail press freedom, and legalize…