“Libyan authorities, armed groups, terrorists, and human traffickers should not think that the eyes of the international community have left Libya now,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said.
“It was It is important that we redouble our efforts to secure accountability for the past hard and continue to monitor the reality on the ground from prevent a hard future” he said, echoing calls for action made by the recent Freedom-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya.
Oil-rich Libya has been in turmoil since the ouster of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi, which has seen rival administrations and militias fighting to fill a power vacuum. The UN-recognized government of the National Accord is based in the capital Tripoli and the forces of General Khalifa Haftar called the Libyan National Army control much of the eastern and southern regions.
Call for new programming
In its final report, the FFM recommended that the UN Human Rights Office establish a specific and autonomous system with an ongoing bid to monitor and report on gross human rights in Libya, with a view to support Libyan reconciliation effortsand assisting the Libyan authorities in achieving it change judgment and calculation.
Speaking to the Council on Monday, FFM president Mohamed Auajjar shared the shocking details, findings, and recommendations contained in his report.
“Them The situation in Libya is still very tight,” he said. “Crimes continue unabated, and fundamental freedoms and those The human condition has deteriorated.”
Violence is widespread
After doing more than 400 facesgetting more than 2,800 items of informationand carrying out 13 missions, including to Tripoli and Banghazi, and to countries including Italy, Rwanda, Malta, and the Netherlands, the Mission has seen reasonable space to believe that Crimes against humanity are committed against Libyan citizens and immigrants Throughout Libya there is a lack of freedom since 2016.
The discovery confirmed the arbitrary detention, execution, torture, rape, rape, slavery, sexual violence, and general rapehe said.
‘Violence continues’
“Them fast, deep, and ongoing acquisition of armed forces and directing them into the units and agencies attached to the State are of significant concern” Mr. Auajjar warned.
“We regret that these Crimes continue to be committed to this day,” he added.
High Commissioner Türk emphasized that his Office will strengthen its work on Libya, where the human rights situation continues to deteriorate widely. violence by military actorsongoing political deadlockand deep barriers on urban space.
A 14-year-old boy from Niger put his hand on a gate in a prison in Libya.
Crackdown on social media
He got up deep concern on the strengthening the struggle against civil societyMost recently by a Government order declaring all national and international social organizations registered after 2011, illegal.
“Guidelines by social society should respect the fundamental rights of freedom of assembly and associate, do not suffocate and criminalize the activities of those who work for a right in the future-based for Libya, “he said.
He also underlined the importance of holding national elections and work towards sustainable peace.
