Rapports

By Rebecca Murray TRIPOLI, Aug 23 2012 (IPS) - Just before the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime one year ago, Huda and her Palestinian family were forcefully evicted from their Tripoli home. “This was last August and there…

Libyans are in danger. Millions of small arms and light weapons are in circulation, posing huge threats to the population, which isn't trained to use them. The result is an upsurge in accidents. Two hospitals in…

MISRATA, Libya, Aug 21 2012 (IPS) - One year has passed since the Tawerghans fled their coastal town during Muammar Gaddafi’s violent overthrow, and displaced residents are still waiting for a chance to return. “We were under…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Ian Martin, on 13 August 2012 visited a support centre in Tripoli where families of the missing during the conflict can come and receive support, exchange experiences or…

15-08-2012 Interview Following repeated attacks against its premises in Benghazi and Misrata, the ICRC is temporarily suspending its activities in the east and centre of the country. The ICRC's incoming head of delegation, Ishfaq Muhamad Khan, explains…

By Mel Frykberg TRIPOLI, Aug 14 2012 (IPS) - The security situation in Libya remains tense as violence by way of car bombings, political assassinations of high-ranking government and military officials, attacks on foreign diplomatic staff and…

Office of the Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions Washington, DC August 14, 2012 The United States has a strategic interest in a stable and prosperous Libya, and is supporting Libya’s democratic transition in cooperation with the UN and…

TRIPOLI, Aug 8 2012 (IPS) - Pregnant women miscarrying due to mistreatment, detainees mainly from sub-Saharan Africa denied adequate food and water. Small cells crammed with 80-100 detainees subjected to arbitrary justice by Libya’s volatile militias,…

6 August 2012 – Libya recently held elections for a National Congress – its first free polls in more than four decades. The voting was a key step in the North African country’s first peaceful and democratic…

Refugees and asylum seekers In July, UNHCR registered 192 individuals including 174 Syrians, 6 Iraqis, 4 Sudanese, 3 Eritreans and 5 Somalis. Moreover, 167 individuals (50 cases) had their documents renewed. UNHCR also visited detention centers and…