Human Rights

The Libyan Organization for Human Rights demanded the Attorney General to open an investigation into the detention of the head of the Administrative Control Bureau in the Eastern Region, after issuing a report showing corruption and embezzlement of funds worth about 10 billion dinars. The organization urged, in a statement …

The Italian Embassy in Libya has condemned the repeated attack on Mitiga International Airport, endangering civilian travelers. The embassy said on its official page on Monday that these attacks must stop immediately, stressing that airports are not military targets, but used for civilian purposes. The Embassy urged all parties to …

A Coast Guard patrol on Monday rescued 108 illegal immigrants, including 13 women and seven children. According to the official Coast Guard, the migrants were on a rubber boat off the coast of Sabratha, of various Arab and African nationalities, and were taken to a center for migrants in Azawiya. …

The Italian Interior Ministry said on Monday that Libya is the second largest source of illegal immigrants to Italy, after Tunisia who is ranked first in the number of migrants. The ministry added in a report that Tunisia is the first source of immigrants to Italy by 36.8%, followed by …

The General Staff of the Libyan Army called on all judicial authorities, especially the Attorney General and the Military Prosecutor General, to investigate the killing, torture, and torture of 12 corpses captured by Hafter militias. In a statement, the presidency said that forensic reports confirmed the actions of Hafter’s militias …

The coastguard announced on Saturday the death of one migrant and 278 rescued illegal immigrants aboard four rubber boats near the coasts of Tripoli, Al-Khams and Al-Zawiya. The coastguards said that the migrants, who were rescued last Tuesday, are of different African and Arab nationalities. They were dropped at the …

The Red Crescent has handed over 12 corpses of Libyan Army forces prisoners and civilians abducted and killed by Hafter militias. Sources from Borqan Al-Qadab operation told ARRAED, that they have identified seven bodies so far, pointing out that the bodies mutilated face because of torture, which was described as …

Mitega Civil Airport on Sunday suspended air traffic after Hafter breached Eid al-Adha truce and targeted the airport with rockets.   According to the media center of Borqan Al-Qadab operation, Hafter militias broke the truce for the second time after shelling Soq Al-Joma area with ricket shells; wounding three civilians. …

The British embassy in Libya on Monday condemned the targeting of civilians in the airport field hospital which was full of doctors, aid workers, also targeting civil institutions and schools. The embassy, on its official page, said that these sites are not a military target, stressing the need to stop …

The Red Crescent retrieved more than 30 bodies of illegal immigrants on the shores of Libda area and referred them to a forensic doctor for the necessary examination. Al-Hilal said on its official page on Friday that the migrants were on a wooden boat off the coast of Al-Khmas carrying …

A Libyan Coast Guard patrol rescued 53 illegal immigrants aboard a rubber boat off the coast of Sabratha. According to the Libyan navy, migrants, including 10 women and one child of different African nationalities, were handed over to the illegal immigration control agency in Zawiya after providing humanitarian assistance. The …

President of the Presidential Council Faiz Al-Sarraj called on the African Union to immediately send a commission of inquiry to uncover the circumstances of the war crime of aerial bombardment of a shelter for migrants in Tajoura and to issue a clear and explicit condemnation of the crime. Al-Serraj said …

The World Health Organization (WHO), on Sunday, announced that 10 trucks carrying “emergency medical” supplies were being sent to 10 public hospitals in Libya. On the official page of the organization, the WHO said that the cities of Tobruk, Derna, Benghazi, Sirte, Green Mountain, Al-Bayda, Sabha, Merzak, Ghatt and Obari …

The Red Crescent team in Derna recovered three unidentified bodies from Al-Maghar, an area in the city. On its official page, on Saturday, the Red Crescent said that they had received reports from the residents about the presence of the bodies, stressing that they had been handed over to the …

A spokesman for the Libyan navy, Ayoub Qasim, on Wednesday, said that the Coast Guard rescued 132 illegal immigrants north of Al-Khums. Qasim added that the migrants, who were rescued from African nationalities, including 100 men, 22 women and 10 children, were provided with medical care and were taken to …

The Red Crescent team retrieved 10 unidentified bodies from the Old City, Darna. On the team’s official page, on Monday, the General Secretariat of the Red Crescent Team stated that the bodies were handed over to the competent authorities to take the needed actions to bury them. The Libyan Red …