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Imad al-Sayeh, chairman of the High National Election Commission, held talks yesterday in Tripoli with Marc-André Franche, a representative for the U.N. Development Program in Libya, about preparations for the general elections scheduled for December 24.

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Human Rights Watch has welcomed the report of the independent fact-finding mission on Libya, which was released three days ago, but called on the United Nations to renew the mission’s mandate in order to further investigate war crime in the country.

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The United Nations welcomed on Tuesday the parliamentary elections law issued by the House of Representatives yesterday.

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War crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, torture, enslavement, extrajudicial killings and rape have been committed in Libya since 2016, a United Nations investigation has found.

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One migrant was killed and at least 15 others injured, six seriously, when security forces in Tripoli carried out raids on houses and temporary makeshift shelters on Friday in Gargaresh, an area of Tripoli heavily populated by migrants and asylum-seekers. 

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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) unveiled on Saturday a “Vision for Libya: towards prosperity, justice and strong State institutions.”

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The Deputy Interior Minister for Directorate Affairs, Major General Bashir Al-Amin, held a meeting on Sunday with the Security Adviser of the United Nations Mission in Libya, Johannes Jacobs, to discuss the security preparations for the elections scheduled for December 24th.

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Italy’s Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, will co-chair a meeting on Libya on Wednesday, September 22, together with his German and French counterparts, Heiko Maas and Jean-Yves Le Drian, respectively, Italian news agency Nova reports.

Citing Libyan sources, Nova stated that the meeting will be held on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, which will be held in New York from 20-25 September.

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The  Government of National Unity did not respond to a request of information made by the United Nations last July over the disappearance of Mansour Al-Maghrabi, the head of the Libyan Red Crescent branch in the eastern city of Ajdabiya, according to a U.N. official.

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The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed on Monday the release of Saadi Gaddafi and other members of the fallen regime, describing it as a “significant step towards respect for the rule of law and human rights”.

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