Libya:  National authorities and international community must urgently protect demonstrators and freedom of expression in Libya

CIHRS and the Libya Platform Libya:  National authorities and international community must urgently protect demonstrators and freedom of expression in Libya Repressing fundamental freedoms will only serve to reinforce crisis of legitimacy…

Libya: Photojournalist Ismail Al-Zoui sentenced to 15 years of prison after unfair Trial

Counterterrorism legislation must not be used to silence dissenting voices  The sentencing of photojournalist and activist Ismail Bouzriba Al-Zoui to 15 years in prison by a military court in Benghazi in May 2020 is strongly condemned by the…

CHRDA and 27 Libyan organizations : A statement regarding the inspection of personal devices at security checkpoints in Libya

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…

Libya: MEPs demand a thorough investigation into the abduction of Siham Sergiwa

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…

The Secretary-General remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Libya – 8 July 2020

[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…

The Center for Human Rights Defender RECRUIT « Senior Administrator »

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.…

Libya : Human Rights Briefing (January – May 2020). Stop violence and impunity

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…

CHDRA and 41 Libyan organizations condemn the massacre of 30 migrants in Mizdah (AN/FR)

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…

Acting SRSG Stephanie Williams Briefing to the Security Council- 19 May 2020

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.…

Statement to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Libya, pursuant to UNSCR 1970 (2011)

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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…

An Endless Proxy War is Preventing Libya from Addressing the Covid-19 Pandemic

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…

Libya: After the first reported death from Covid-19 Failure to release detainees amounts to a death sentence

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.…