Informes

Phil Ittner | Benghazi Libya's opposition reacted positively to Saturday's vote by the Arab League supporting a no-fly zone in the country as fighting continued on the frontlines, with pro-Gadhafi forces said to be encroaching on the rebel stronghold of…

Disappearances and Torture Major Concerns (New York, March 13, 2011) - Libyan security forces controlled byMuammar Gaddafihave launched a wave of arrests and disappearances in Tripoli that has gripped the city with fear, Human Rights Watch said today. According to credible…

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference has opened a Coordination Unit for Islamic humanitarian action in Benghazi, Libyan Jamahiriya, upon instructions from the OIC Secretary General, Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, following the events witnessed and still unfolding in Libya, and the…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - On 12 March, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Mr. Rashid Khalikov, arrived in Tripoli to conduct a preparatory humanitarian mission. - To date, 267,427 people have left Libya. - The Regional Flash Appeal for the Libyan Crisis…

In several conflict zones, such as Zawiyah and Misrata, large numbers of people are cut off from any external assistance, while critical medical needs and shortages of medicine and materials are reported. Geneva - As conflict intensifies inside Libya, the international…

12 March 2011 - The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya, Rashid Khalikov, arrived in Tripoli today for discussions with authorities that will focus on access for aid workers who need to travel across the country to assess the…

DAKAR, 11 March 2011 (IRIN) - For aid agencies and local authorities in the village of Dirkou (population about 4,000), northern Niger, the priority is to have migrants fleeing Libya move through as quickly as possible. The UN estimates that…

10 Mar 2011 23:21 (Adds names not known) ADDIS ABABA, March 11 (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) has set up a panel of five heads of state which will travel to Libya shortly to help end hostilities in…

Geneva - Three high level experts have been appointed to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law in Libya, the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Sihasak Phuangketkeow announced Friday. The Experts are Cherif Bassiouni, Asma Khader and…