Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General files cases against 55 IS members arrested in Sirte for 771 murders and 4,919 attempted murders

By Sami Zaptia.The Attorney General / Public Prosecutor's Office is charging 54 IS members for hundreds of murders and thousands of attempted murders...

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Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

On second year anniversary of her disappearance, UNSMIL reiterates calls for investigation of parliamentarian Siham Sirgiwa case

By Sami Zaptia.On the two-year anniversary of her violent abduction in her home town of Benghazi, UNSMIL renews its calls for an investigation into Si...

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Jun 21 Sami Zaptia

Berlin Process Must Recognise Human Rights and Accountability as Path to Sustainable Peace: LFJL

By Sami Zaptia. London, 21 June 2021:  Ahead of the Second Berlin Conference on Libya on the 23rd of June, human rights NGO Lawyers for Justice in...

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Seven things to do by December 24: A human rights roadmap to Libya’s elections
Jun 8 Sami Zaptia

Seven things to do by December 24: A human rights roadmap to Libya’s elections

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 June 2021:With Libyan national elections, scheduled for 24 December 2021, approaching fast, NGO Lawyers for Justice in Libya...

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Jun 7 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL concerned over arrest of municipality member

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 June 2021:The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday that it is concerned over the arrest of Mr Hassan...

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Jun 7 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL calls for release of abducted Ajdabiya Red Crescent head

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 June 2021:UNSMIL called Saturday for the unconditional release of the head of the Red Crescent in Ajdabiya.“The United Nation...

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May 18 Sami Zaptia

ICC Prosecutor Bensouda’s Libya statement to UN Security Council

By Sami Zaptia.ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda presented her report on Libya to the UN Security Council yesterday (Photo: ICC).London, 18 May 2021:In he...

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May 8 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes freeing of prisoners – calls for more arbitrarily held persons to be released

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 May 2021:  UNSMIL welcomed yesterday the recent release of dozens of detainees by the command of the Khalifa Hafter-led Libya...

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Apr 27 Sami Zaptia

Military courts in eastern Libya sentence hundreds of civilians in sham, torture-tainted trials: Amnesty International

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 April 2021:Military courts have convicted hundreds of civilians in eastern Libya in secret and grossly unfair military trial...

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Mar 31 Sami Zaptia

US Libya 2020 Human Rights Practices report cites significant human rights violations

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: U.S. State Dept).London, 31 March 2021:In its executive summary, the U.S Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor 2020 Libya...

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