A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday warned against recent amendments to Libya's penal code. Law No. 5 of 2014 imposes prison sentences on any individual...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday reported that Libya has failed to grant due process rights to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and other detained former government officials. On January 23 HRW interviewed Gaddafi, who revealed that...
UN rights chief condemns use of violence against protesters in Tripoli
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday reported concern regarding recent violent incidents in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, which have left in excess of 40 people dead and hundreds injured....
ICC prosecutor urges Libya to work with court, end impunity gap
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Thursday urged the government of Libya to address serious crimes committed in the country and encouraged the international community to end the impunity...
Libya court indicts Gaddafi aides for alleged offenses during 2011 conflict
About thirty aides to Muammar Gaddafi , including his son Seif al-Islam Gaddafi , were indicted Thursday by a Libyan court for a list of offenses allegedly committed during the 2011 revolt...
HRW criticizes Libya for lawlessness and impunity for local militias
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday criticized Libya for ongoing lawlessness and impunity for the militias responsible for the systematic executions of Muammar Gaddafi and his supporters. HRW further urged the Libyan government...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled Friday that the case against former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi is inadmissible before the ICC and can be heard by domestic...
Kenya's ICC Withdrawal: The Wrong Face for ICC-Africa Relationship Debates
Jess Kyle, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
The investigation into allegations that former French president Nicolas Sarkozy exploited L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt into donating illicit election campaign funds has been dropped, according to Monday reports. Bettencourt's accountant...