The U.N. Human Right Council decision to extend the mandate of the fact-finding mission on Libya for only nine months is not enough and needs to be extended for a year, Human Right Watch noted on Friday.
The international non-governmental organization, said that the mission’s investigative work is “incomplete” as “human rights conditions in Libya remain precarious”.
“While we welcome the draft resolution tabled at this session renewing the FFM’s mandate, we note with concern the extremely short timeframe proposed that would extend the mandate for a final nine months,” reads the statement of Human Rights Watch.
“Human rights conditions in Libya remain precarious as serious abuses carried out by armed groups are rampant and impunity for past abuses continues,” it added.
“The FFM’s investigative work has a key role to play in supporting pathways to accountability for past and ongoing violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in Libya,” said the New York-based NGO.
“We urge the Council to demonstrate its commitment to accountability by supporting the renewal of the FFM mandate for a period of at least one year.”
UN extends mandate of Libya’s fact-finding mission for 9 months