Reports

Grads Striking Civilian Areas (Benghazi, May 27, 2011) – Government forces are indiscriminately attacking towns in the Nafusa Mountains of western Libya almost daily, Human Rights Watch said today, after a five-day visit to the area. The attacks…

In an open letter on May 19, MSF alerted the leaders of the European states involved in the war in Libya to the dire situation faced by migrants fleeing the conflict towards Europe, and criticised inconsistent…

By Rebecca Fordham BENGHAZI, Libya, 25 May 2011 – Young boys are playing football in the yard and a group of girls are skipping to ring-a-roses in the far corner while their parents look on. A fourteen-year-old…

Les violences en Libye ont à ce jour provoqué la fuite de plus de 68 900 personnes vers le Niger. Face à cet afflux, les Caritas s’organisent pour leur venir en aide. Depuis le début de la…

25 May 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has spoken with the Libyan Prime Minister and reiterated the urgent need for a real ceasefire and serious negotiations on initiating a transition to a government that fully meets…

Amnesty International has warned that anti-personnel mines could litter the Libyan coastal town of Misratah, amid new evidence that Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi’s forces placed them in residential areas during their battle with opposition forces. More than twenty…

Following the request by the ICC Prosecutor for three arrest warrants concerning the situation in Libya under investigation before the International Criminal Court, FIDH is publishing a “Questions & Answers” on Libya and the International Criminal…

By Rebecca Fordham BENGHAZI, Libya, 24 May 2011 – Ayman Ali, 14, is lying on a stretcher bed in the medical tent of a boat arriving into Benghazi’s port from Misrata. Both his wrists are heavily bandaged…

This report produced by OCHA Libya in collaboration with humanitarian partners, covering the period of 19 May to 23 May. The next report will be issued on or around 26 May. I. HIGHLIGHTS / KEY PRIORITIES • The…