The use by the EU’s border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to enable the Libyan Coast Guard to intercept migrant boats, knowing that migrants and asylum seekers will face systematic and widespread abuse when forcibly returned to Libya, makes Frontex complicit in the abuse, Human Rights Watch and Border Forensics said in a multimedia research feature released today.
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The U.N. Special Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and Chairman of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, spoke on the phone on Sunday to discuss Presidential Council’s proposal to meet with the leaders of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State.
British Embassy in Libya said that open and vibrant civil society and freedom of association is crucial for holding elections and supporting a peaceful transition.
A Libyan man accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie 34 years ago is in United States custody, Scottish authorities announced.
Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, met on Saturday with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, in Riyadh, for talks on the political situation in Libya.
The 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) will meet in Sirte on 15th of January next year, revealed U.N. Special Envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily.
On the International Human Rights Day, European Union said it is “ready to accompany Libyans’ efforts by taking concrete actions to advance transitional justice and restore confidence in the institutions of the State.”
Chargé d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy Libya Leslie Ordeman said he met with UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily, stating that U.S. fully supports Bathily’s efforts for dialogue among Libyans to reach elections.
On international AntiCorruption Day, U.S. Embassy in Libya said it underscores the calls heard each day from Libyans for meaningful progress on combatting corruption to ensure that Libya’s wealth benefits all Libyans.
Health Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ali Al-Zanati resigned on Thursday.