Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.hrw.org/
July 26
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Libya: Benghazi Activist Assassinated [press release]
Libyan authorities should immediately follow through on a government pledge to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation into the assassination on July 26, 2013, of prominent... Read more »
June 27
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Libya: Displaced People From Tawergha Barred From Return [press release]
Libyan authorities should allow displaced residents of the city of Tawergha to return to their homes safely. Local authorities in Ajdabiya turned back a group of Tawerghans on June... Read more »
June 20
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Libya: Political Party Officials Could Face Death Penalty for Blasphemy [analysis]
Libyan judicial authorities should immediately drop all criminal charges that violate freedom of speech over election poster cartoons against two Libyan National Party officials.... Read more »
June 13
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Libya: No Impunity for 'Black Saturday' Benghazi Deaths [press release]
Libyan authorities should promptly and thoroughly investigate the violent clashes in Benghazi on June 8, 2013, that left 32 people dead. The authorities should also hold those who... Read more »
May 31
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Libya: Govt Should Comply With Court's Ruling - Reminded of Obligation to Surrender Deposed Leader's Son - ICC [press release]
Libya should abide by the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision on May 31, 2013, and turn over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to the court. Read more »
May 26
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Libya: Seize Chance to Protect Women's Rights - Historic Time to Entrench Rights Through Participation, New Laws and Constitution [press release]
Libyan authorities should seize a historic opportunity to promote and protect women's rights as the country transitions from four decades of dictatorship, Human Rights Watch said... Read more »
May 13
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Libya: Govt and the International Criminal Court
The ICC is considering challenges to the court’s jurisdiction to try ICC suspects Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, and Abdullah... Read more »
May 04
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Libya: Reject 'Political Isolation Law' - Provisions for Exclusion Too Vague, Sweeping [press release]
Libya's General National Congress (GNC) should vote down the latest draft of a new law to bar Gaddafi-era officials from holding public office. The proposed law's provisions and... Read more »
April 17
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Libya: Ensure Abdallah Sanussi Access to Lawyer - Gaddafi's Intelligence Chief Discusses Jail Conditions, Concerns [press release]
Abdallah Sanussi, the long-time intelligence chief for Muammar Gaddafi, told Human Rights Watch in a prison visit on April 15, 2013, that he has not had access to a lawyer or been... Read more »
April 12
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Libya: Release Ailing Newspaper Editor - Drop Criminal Defamation Charges, Lift Restrictions On Free Expression [press release]
Libyan authorities should immediately drop criminal defamation charges and free Amara Hassan al-Khatabi, editor of al-Ummah daily. Al-Khatabi, who has been in detention since... Read more »
March 30
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Libya: Ensure Due Process for Extradited Libyans [press release]
Libya should ensure that two Libyans with ties to the previous government of Muammar Gaddafi who were extradited from Egypt on March 26, 2013, are treated humanely and granted... Read more »
March 25
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Libya: Why Have We Forgotten About Libya? [opinion]
All civilians deserve protection, but some civilians deserve more protection than others. Or so it seems in Libya today. Read more »
March 20
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Libya: Stop Revenge Crimes Against Displaced Persons - Satellite Imagery Analysis Shows Systematic Destruction of Tawergha [press release]
The Libyan government should take urgent steps to stop serious and ongoing human rights violations against inhabitants of the town of Tawergha, who are widely viewed as having... Read more »
February 11
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Libya: Libya - Focus On Justice System in Paris Meeting - Security Requires Accountability, Rule of Law [press release]
The international ministerial meeting in Paris on security in Libya on February 12, 2013, should include building a strong justice system as an integral part of its discussions.... Read more »
February 06
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Libya: Slow Pace of Reform Harms Rights - Prioritize Control of Militias, Detainee Abuse, Rule of Law [analysis]
Libya is still plagued by serious rights abuses, including arbitrary arrests, torture, and deaths in detention nearly a year-and-a-half after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi,... Read more »
January 22
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Libya: Ensure 'Political Isolation Law' Respects Rights - Distinguish Vetting From Purging [press release]
A draft law being prepared in Libya to bar Gaddafi-era officials from holding public office and senior posts should exclude only those who held carefully defined senior positions,... Read more »
December 20, 2012
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Libya: Call For Halt to Military Trial of Ex-Transition Chief
Libyan authorities should immediately cancel the impending trial of the former National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdeljalil in front of a military court. Read more »
December 14, 2012
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Libya: 'Accountability Still Needed On Compensation Case
The UK government's compensation to a Libyan dissident over its complicity in his torture and rendition provides some relief but does not absolve it of the duty to investigate. A... Read more »
December 09, 2012
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Libya: Iraq - Halt Execution of Libyan Prisoner - Adel Shalani Sentenced On Unknown Charges [press release]
Iraqi authorities should stay the execution of an imprisoned Libyan national, Adel Shalani, and provide information on his case, Human Rights Watch said today. The Libyan Ministry... Read more »
November 16, 2012
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Libya: New Govt Should End Illegal Detention - Rights Body [press release]
Libya's new government, sworn in on November 14, 2012, should put the illegal detention of more than 8,000 people atop its agenda. Read more »
November 06, 2012
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Libya: Press Authorities for Serious and Ongoing Crimes, UN Told [press release]
Members of the United Nations Security Council should send a strong message to Libya to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »
October 24, 2012
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Libya: Residents of Bani Walid At Risk - Government Should Ensure Lives, Protect Property [press release]
Government and government-aligned military forces who entered Bani Walid on October 24, 2012, after a month-long operation should protect residents and property in the town. Many... Read more »
October 16, 2012
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Libya: Militia Executed Dozens, Says Rights Group [press release]
New evidence collected by Human Rights Watch implicates Misrata-based militias in the apparent execution of dozens of detainees following the capture and death of Muammar Gaddafi... Read more »
September 12, 2012
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Libya: Rein in Armed Groups - U.S. Ambassador Among Victims in Benghazi [press release]
The killing of US ambassador Chris Stevens and three other US embassy personnel in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, should be a wake-up call to the Libyan government on the need to... Read more »
September 05, 2012
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Libya: U.S. - Torture and Rendition to Gaddafi's Country - New Accounts of Waterboarding, Other Water Torture, Abuses in Secret Prisons [press release]
The United States government during the Bush administration tortured opponents of Muammar Gaddafi, then transferred them to mistreatment in Libya, according to accounts by former... Read more »
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