UN hosts conference on prison reform
Dec 26 tomlittle

UN hosts conference on prison reform

By Tom Little. Tripoli, 26 December:The UN Special Mission in Libya began a two-day seminar today on how to encourage reform in Libya's prisons, with...

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UN calls for action over detained persons
Sep 12 Nigel Ash

UN calls for action over detained persons

By Tom WestcottUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonTripoli, 12 September:The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has said that he remains serio...

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Aug 11 Al Russell

Human rights group proposes release of non-dangerous prisoners

Tripoli, 11 August:The Libyan Observatory for Human Rights (LOHR) has called on the National Congress to adopt an amnesty for prisoners.The proposal i...

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Jul 16 George Grant

Thirty-four inmates on the loose following mass prison breakout in Sabha

Sabha, 16 July:A mass prison breakout took place in the southern town of Sabha on Friday, with 34 inmates now said to be on the loose.A spokeswoman fr...

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Welcome to Ain Zara: Life inside one of Libya's most notorious prisons
Jun 20 George Grant

Welcome to Ain Zara: Life inside one of Libya's most notorious prisons

By George Grant.Tripoli, 20 June:Ain Zara is one of Libya's most notorious prisonsSitting under umbrellas coloured in Libya's revolutionary flag, smal...

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Apr 19 Michel Cousins

Justice ministry now in control of 30 prisons

Tripoli, 19 April:The Undersecretary of the Justice Ministry, Wael Najm, announced on Wednesday that the ministry had now taken control of 30 prisons...

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11 former Qaddafi military men freed
Mar 16 Michel Cousins

11 former Qaddafi military men freed

Tripoli, March 16: Eleven former Qaddafi military officials have been released from Ain Zara prison where they had been detained for the past four mon...

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Minister acts on torture claims
Feb 5 Nigel Ash

Minister acts on torture claims

The Ministry of Justice will investigate torture in Libyan jails and prosecute all offenders, says Justice Minister Ali Humaida Ashour.Both Human Righ...

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UN backs Al-Kib's programme
Jan 30 Michel Cousins

UN backs Al-Kib's programme

Prime Minister Abderrahman Al-Kib with other African leaders during the inauguration ceremony for the new African Union Conference Centre in Addis Aba...

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