A visit to Libya by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has reignited hope for long-delayed justice for the victims of a militia that controlled a town during the 2019-2020 battle for Tripoli, the capital, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday.
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High-profile European politicians, including the EU’s former foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, Italy’s current and former interior ministers and the current and former prime ministers of Malta, have been named as the subjects of a criminal complaint at the international criminal court alleging they conspired with Libya’s coastguard to illegally push back refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe, The Guardian reported.
British Court of Appeal decided on Friday to continue proceedings to implement executive order against Libya, which requires it to pay an amount of 16 million pounds to the aerospace and defense company General Dynamics.
A new lawsuit filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) would implicates the Libyan authorities in crimes against humanity over systematic abuse of migrants, while also holding italy and Malta accountable as alleged accomplices, Italian newspaper Avvenire reports.
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