Reports

Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and months amid widespread torture and ill-treatment of suspected pro-al-Gaddafi fighters and loyalists, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International delegates in Libya have…

Security Council SC/10528 Security Council 6707th Meeting (AM) High Commissioner for Human Rights Outlines ‘Immense Challenges’ as Representative Pledges Action to Redress ‘Mistakes’ Faced with growing public frustration, armed clashes, diverse brigades, tight electoral schedules and proliferation of weapons, the…

Months after Libya's revolution there is a new battle going on - to rid the former front lines of unexploded bombs. Whole swathes of the countryside have been declared unsafe as de-mining teams struggle to clear them…

By Oliver Holmes TRIPOLI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Violent crime and clashes between armed militants are running rife in Libya as the jubilation of last year's liberation fades, to be replaced by the harsh and unromantic reality…

DDG clears 120 ERW in Sirte After a week of training and “gearing” up, all Danish Demining Group (DDG) teams were eager to get dirty again and dispose of explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Sirte. Three teams…

This document provides an overview of developments in the Mediterranean Basin and other regions of interest from 04 January—16 January 2012, with hyperlinks to source material highlighted and underlined in the text. For more information on…

This document discusses the proliferation of weapons inside and outside of Libya following the recent conflict. Related information is available at www.cimicweb.org. Hyperlinks to source material are highlighted in blue and underlined in the text. The fall…

Introduction The Independent Civil Society Mission to Libya was established by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR), in cooperation with the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), who provided additional expertise and professional experience. The International…

Tripoli, 18 January 2012: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Jean Ping, on 16 January 2012, during his visit to Libya, met with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary‐General (SRSG) and…

By Yosi Burckhardt TRIPOLI, Libya, 13 January 2012 – On 7 January, nearly a year after conflict broke out in Libya, more than 1.2 million children returned to school, many for the first time in many months. “I…