Libya: alleged perpetrators of crimes under international law must play no part in elections
Libya’s High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) must ensure that alleged perpetrators of serious human rights violations be barred from running in the 24 December 2021 elections, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Libya: ICJ and LWPP organize webinar on transitional Justice needs
On 11 November 2021, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP) held a webinar titled “Transitional Justice Needs in Libya” to commemorate the first anniversary of the assassination of Libyan human rights advocate, Hanan al-Barassi, in Benghazi in the east of the country.
Libya: constitutional reform process must fully guarantee the human rights of women and girls
The Libyan authorities should improve the protection of women’s and girls’ human rights in the Draft Constitution and ensure their full, unimpeded participation in the constitutional reform process, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said in a briefing paper published today.
Libya: at UN Human Rights Council, ICJ calls on States to ensure support for the Fact-Finding Mission
The ICJ today called on UN Member States to ensure support for the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya (FFM) and called on this Council to renew its mandate.
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