Libya: Armed groups terrorising judiciary and undermining rule of law in Libya
CIHRS documents threats, abductions, and attacks on judicial actors, with armed groups controlling arrests, detention, and evidence, leaving courts unable to enforce decisions or ensure due process.
Libya’s protections for women remain symbolic in a landscape of impunity and collapsing rule of law
A draft law promises stronger protections for women, but political violence, militia dominance and a paralyzed judiciary keep survivors unprotected and embolden attacks on women who speak out.
Libya’s barriers to justice undermine fair trials and freedoms
Politicised courts, outdated laws, and military trials undermine fair justice and silence dissent, Human Rights Watch warns, urging reforms, repeal of abusive laws, release of detainees, and cooperation with the ICC.
Libya: Stop the crackdown on NGOs supporting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
By now treating humanitarian NGOs as enemies of the State, authorities are extinguishing the last vestiges of civic space in Libya.
Fourteen years after Libya’s revolution: Lawlessness, religious rhetoric and entrenched repression
Repression has permeated every sector of society, targeting journalists, civil society actors, women, and even ordinary citizens who express dissenting views.
Libya: Research briefing on the use of security and religious discourse to justify repression
CIHRS documented several cases illustrating the extent of systematic repression used by authorities to stifle opposition.
Libya: Revoking restrictive decrees first step towards freedom of association
A court decision repeals threatening decrees, but challenges for civil society organisations persist.
Libya: New commission to apply Gaddafi-era law is ominous development for civil society
The incoming commission is likely to unduly restrict the work and formation of CSOs.
Libya: Amendment to draconian civil society law offers no solution
Repressive law threatens the work of dozens of Libyan, international and relief associations and organizations operating in the country.
Libya: House of Representatives must immediately repeal Anti-Cybercrime Law
Rights groups say broad, ambiguous terminology of ratified law threatens freedom of expression and citizens’ privacy.
Libya: Government must repeal new media rules
Upcoming elections in Libya require that media institutions be protected from political tensions and from any threats of closure.
Statement: Rights groups call for renewal of UN fact-finding mission in Libya
The systematic crackdown on civic space has escalated at an alarming rate, human rights organizations say.
Libya: A virulent campaign against freedom of expression and association
Authorities vying for control of the country appear to share the common objective of eliminating critical and independent voices, and establishing an environment of fear and intimidation, rights groups say.
Libya: Terrorization of civil society on moral and religious grounds highlights impunity of radical armed groups
Recent attacks against freedom of speech and civil society work are taking place against the backdrop of a continued rollback of civic space.