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IOM figures record that one in three deaths occur while fleeing a war
Following the hearing of July 4, the latest report of the Fact-Finding Mission on Libya was presented in Geneva on 6 July
4 July 2022
A report by the UN Human Rights Council condemns the impunity regime still in force in the country regarding human rights violations
31 May 2022
Human Rights Watch: the Wagner Group, apparently linked to the Russian government, placed landmines and booby traps in Libya
27 October 2021
Osama al Kuni Ibrahim, the de facto head of the Al-Nasr detention center, accused of carrying out horrific human rights abuses against migrants
19 May 2021
The Secretary General reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to supporting peace processes in Africa in order to enable an effective post pandemic recovery.
17 March 2021
The United Nations Panel on Libya has reported the ineffectiveness of the arms embargo on the country
10 November 2020
Reporting to the UN Security Council, the ICC Prosecutor renewed her Office’s commitment to seek justice for the victims of the Libyan conflict
01 October 2020
Rival Libyan factions have concluded security and military talks in the city of Hurghada, Egypt, facilitated by the United Nations
10 September 2020
The meeting between Libyan political parties signs the beginning of the preparatory phase aimed to the achievement of a global deal
29 August 2020
The statements of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) show concern about divisions in the country
08 July 2020
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres assures time is running out for bringing a peaceful end to the conflict in Libya
06 July 2020
The United Nations calls once again for the release of migrants and the closure of inhuman detention centres
12 June 2020
UN calls for investigations of human rights violations on territories controlled by Haftar’s forces
03 June 2020
The increase of landmine detonations is costing civilian lives at an alarming rate
1 June 2020
Forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar are said to be the cause of deadly barrage in Tripoli, Libya
2 June 2020
The United Nations (U.N.) welcomes the agreement of the Libyan warring parties to resume talks over ceasefire
17 May 2020
Khalifa Haftar’s forces are reported to be responsible for the attack on Tripoli’s Fornaj district, leaving seven civilians dead and 17 injured
8 May 2020
Khalifa Haftar’s offense targeted the capital Tripoli causing the death of several civilians
16 April 2020
10 April 2020
Hundreds stuck in concerning conditions as virus spreads and welfare systems are strained
24 March 2020
Onslaughts by Haftar’s forces continue in Tripoli
20 February 2020
Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord withdraws from peace talks after rocket attacks in Libya’s capital, Tripoli
30 January 2020
Civil war intensifies and civilians lose their lives in an “atmosphere of chaos”
Once again, civilians are involved in fighting between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA)
5 February 2019
Thousands of internally displaced people fear to return to a demolished Tawergha due to fear of persecution by armed groups.
26 September 2018
Libya’s health ministry reports that at least 115 people have died as a result of factional violence beginning in late August.
17 November 2017“The international community cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the unimaginable horrors endured by migrants in Libya”, UN warned.
14 June 2017Hundreds of migrants and refugees on their way to Europe are being captured, held and enslaved in Libya.
31 May 2017On 23 May, aid organisations accused Libyan coastguard officers of violently interrupting a rescue in the Mediterranean Sea.
22 June 2016More than 20 civilians killed in blast at ammunition plant in Garabulli, Libya.
20 April 2016 An overcrowded boat, with 500 refugees, sank in the Mediterranean in what could be one of the worst tragedies in the last 12 months.