Rapports

Migrants, Asylum Seekers Face Killings, Torture, and Rape (Brussels, July 6, 2016) – European Union efforts to stem migration from Libya risk condemning migrants and asylum seekers to violent abuse at the hands of government officials, militias,…

By Mohamed Elshabik Since the removal of Muammar Gaddafi, the former dictator who ruled for 42 years, Libya has experienced very little stability. Recently, things have gone from bad to worse. UN efforts to achieve political change are…

Tunis, 1 July 2016 – From 1 June to 30 June 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 49 civilian casualties, including 18 deaths and 31 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across…

9,279 migrants have been rescued in 2016 by the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) to date (160 fatalities were reported). Regional Migrant Figures Update In 2016 (as of 30 June), 229,963 arrivals were recorded by sea to Europe, whereas…

Horrifying accounts of sexual violence, killings, torture and religious persecution collected by Amnesty International reveal the shocking range of abuses along the smuggling routes to and through Libya. The organization spoke to at least 90 refugees…

Libya - Germany and IOM Libya have signed an agreement for a six-month project aimed at providing direct assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs), migrants rescued at sea, detained migrants and other vulnerable migrants in the…

OVERVIEW MAIN CONCERNS Since the uprising that overthrew the Government of Muammar al Qadhafi in 2011, Libya has been marked by political instability and the spread of armed militia. Following the 2011 revolution, the country experienced its first power…

On 20 June 2016, the Council extended until 27 July 2017 the mandate of the EUNAFOR MED Operation Sophia, the EU naval operation to disrupt the business model of human smugglers and traffickers in the Southern…

20 June 2016 - New and recurring conflicts, and ever-more disturbing forms of violence and persecution, are driving people to flee in search of safety within their own countries, or to cross international borders as asylum…

16 June 2016 - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ali Al-Za'tari condemns recent airstrikes in residential areas in Derna, which have led to civilian casualties. According to information received by UNSMIL, two children,…