Sep 12 Michel Cousins

Op-Ed: Rebuilding public trust in the Libyan government through financial disclosure

By Ann Marlowe.12 September 2015:The recent nomination of twelve names for two of the three top positions in Libya’s hoped–for unity government by the...

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Jul 3 Michel Cousins

Final Draft of the Dialogue process

This the final draft of the UN-brokered Libya Dialogue.  Changes from the last draft are highlighted - blue for additions, red for deletions. ...

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Jun 15 Sami Zaptia

OpEd: Magna Carta: Arbitrary power and the rule of law in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 June 2015:On the 800th anniversary of the signing (sealing) of the Magna Carta (Grand Charter) limiting the arbitrary powers...

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May 20 Newsdesk2

LFJL to the Libyan government: Accept and implement recommendations from UN Human Rights Council

By Libyan Herald staff.Tripoli, 20 May 2015:Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) and a number of other organisations have called on the Libyan authorit...

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UN Human Rights Council to review Libya's record
May 12 Newsdesk2

UN Human Rights Council to review Libya's record

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 12 May 2015:The United Nations' Human Rights Council  is tomorrow holding a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Libya’s...

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Apr 17 Newsdesk1

Human rights group warns: Mediation will fail if unity government formed without attention to accountability and justice

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 17 April 2015:In an open letter to the UN Human Rights council, No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) has called on the Unite...

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Mar 29 Newsdesk2

Human rights defenders in Libya at serious risk of being murdered says UNCHR

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 29 March 2015:Human rights defenders in Libya face threats of physical attacks, abduction, harm to their family and eve...

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Feb 22 Newsdesk2

Former Qaddafi regime figures trial adjourned yet again

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 22 February 2015:The court appointed to try Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi, former spy chief Abdullah Senussi and other top Qadd...

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Human rights situation in Libya ‘’bleak’’: UN report
Feb 10 Sami Zaptia

Human rights situation in Libya ‘’bleak’’: UN report

By Libya Herald reporter.Malta, 10 February 2015:The UN has published a damning human rights report on Libya last year, which will be formally present...

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Feb 7 Sami Zaptia

Top terror suspects arrested in eastern Libya: Interior Ministry

By Libya Herald reporter.Malta, 7 February 2015:The Ministry of Interior has announced that it has arrested a number of top terror suspects in Benghaz...

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