Oct 15 Sami Zaptia

HoR members consider Tarhuna mass graves as crimes against humanity, call for perpetrators to be brought to  justice and national and international condemnation

By Sami Zaptia.25 more unidentified bodies discovered in Tarhuna landfill mass graves (Photo: Authority for the Missing).London, 15 October 2021:Fifty...

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Oct 4 Sami Zaptia

UN extremely concerned about reports of killing and excessive force against migrants and asylum seekers in state-security Tripoli raids

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 October 2021: The UN said on Saturday that it was extremely concerned about reports of killing and excessive use of force aga...

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Jun 14 Sami Zaptia

State-recognized militia clashes in Ajilat lead to civilian deaths – expose continued weakness of state

By Sami Zaptia.The Attorney General Sideeg  Al-Sour described security in Ajilat as deficient (Photo: Archives Min of Justice).London, 14 June 2021:Th...

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Nov 7 Sami Zaptia

Five more Tarhuna mass graves discovered

By Sami Zaptia.The General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons announced the discovery of five new mass graves in Tarhuna (...

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Oct 12 Sami Zaptia

60 migrants held in captivity by armed men in Sabrata, three killed: MSF

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 October 2020:On Friday (9 October), international medical humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans F...

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EU imposes additional sanctions for human rights abuses and arms embargo violations on two Libyans and three Kazakhstani, Turkish and Jordanian companies
Sep 22 Sami Zaptia

EU imposes additional sanctions for human rights abuses and arms embargo violations on two Libyans and three Kazakhstani, Turkish and Jordanian companies

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: EU Delegation).London, 22 September 2020:The EU yesterday imposed additional sanctions for human rights abuses and arms embargo...

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Jun 19 Sami Zaptia

Serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law continue to be committed with complete impunity in Libya: UNSMIL’s Williams

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 June 2020:Speaking at the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council yesterday, Acting SRSG and UNSMIL head Stephanie Williams...

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Jun 17 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL concerned about ill-treatment of Egyptians by Tripoli-aligned forces in Tarhuna

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 June 2020:UNSMIL said yesterday that it was concerned about the arrest, detention and ill-treatment of a large number of Egy...

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Libya’s government in Tripoli reports 27 deaths and 40 IED injuries, forms committee to investigate unexplained deaths, mass graves and IED’s in areas previously under Hafter’s control
Jun 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s government in Tripoli reports 27 deaths and 40 IED injuries, forms committee to investigate unexplained deaths, mass graves and IED’s in areas previously under Hafter’s control

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 June 2020:Reporting 27 deaths and 40 injuries due to landmines and IED’s in civilian areas of south Tripoli up to 9 June, th...

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May 30 Sami Zaptia

Massacre of 30 migrants in Mizda condemned

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 May 2020:There has been condemnation of the massacre of 30 illegal migrants in the town of Mizda by the internationally reco...

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