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„No one should be punished for seeking protection“ writes @amnesty.org
Seven years ago, right now, the oil tanker #ElHiblu1 was underway to #Malta. On board, 100 survivors who had escaped from Libya on a rubber boat the night before.
Today, three of those - the #ElHiblu3 - still face charges.
Fifteen years since the 17 February uprising. Fifteen years of Lawyers for Justice in #Libya (#LFJL). While the path to transition remains blocked by political fragmentation and impunity, one thing is clear: Libya’s #civil_society isn’t backing down.
"We are Europe's guardians", Haftar's head of countermigration tells @nissssim.bsky.social @lemonde.fr.
#Libya - On February 3 Saif al Islam Gaddafi was murdered in Libya. His continued freedom in Libya epitomised the powerlessness of the #InternationalCriminalCourt (ICC). And his death burries the last hopes that it would bring justice for the crimes of 2011.
www.justiceinfo.net/en/155092-ga...
Rare for me to publish reflection pieces like this - but this one may resonate with those who’ve followed the arc of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi’s journey, and are grappling with the tangle of his legacy in Libya’s politics - & the tragedy of his killing.
emadbadi.com/seif-al-isla...
Yes, last week’s conviction of Walid Negash in a Dutch court was a meaningful step toward justice for survivors of human trafficking. But it was a partial one, a missed chance to confront the broader detention industry built on systematic abuse across Libya and the Central Mediterranean. Here’s why:
#LFJL welcomes the #ICC’s recent decision to refer Italy’s non-compliance to the Assembly of States Parties (#ASP). This referral follows Italy’s failure to surrender Osama Almasri Najim—a high-ranking Libyan official wanted for crimes against humanity and war crimes—to the Court in January 2025.
Italy’s decision to return ICC suspect Almasri Najim to Libya, and the Court’s muted response, undermines international justice and harms victims of crimes against humanity, most of them refugees and migrants. Such disregard for international law must have consequences, says ECCHR's Allison West.
On 1 December, German authorities surrendered Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri to the International Criminal Court (ICC). His transfer marks the first time a wanted suspect has been brought before the Court since the investigation in the Libya Situation was opened in 2011.
www.ecchr.eu/en/press-rel...
Member countries of the ICC should intensify efforts to protect the court and human rights groups campaigning for justice from attack. HRW's 20-page report makes detailed recommendations for the annual session of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
#Libya’s Universal Periodic Review (#UPR) will take place tomorrow, 11 November, at the #UN Human Rights Council. This review is an important moment to assess Libya’s human rights situation and highlight the areas where action is urgently needed.
Almasri’s detention in Tripoli is a welcome step, but accountability depends on what comes next. Libya’s GNU must now fulfill its ICC obligations, under UN Security Council Res. 1970 & its own Art. 12(3) declaration of ICC jurisdiction, by surrendering him & all others wanted by the ICC to The Hague
In Brussels today, I was honored to support the Justice Fleet’s stand for international law in the Central Med— part of the broader struggle for justice alongside people on the move facing crimes against humanity in Libya & at sea, enabled & sustained by European policies & cooperation with Libyans👇
"Europa beteiligt sich in Libyen seit Jahren an Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit, ohne für seine Mittäterschaft zur Rechenschaft gezogen zu werden." Ein Gastbeitrag von ECCHRs @allisonrwest.bsky.social und Sigrun Matthiesen über die völkerrechtlichen Konsequenzen Abschottungspolitik Europas.
Crimes against Humanity need to be investigated by the ICC, not funded by EU-money. This is the essence of a letter from 38 EU-MEPs to the Commission. They demand to “immediately halt all forms of support — financial, technical, or operational — to the LCG, the DCIM and any other Libyan entity.”
Deutsches & Italienisches Parlament verlängern Abkommen mit Libyschen Staatsmilizen. EU-Regierungen sind Komplizen bei Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit auf dem Mittelmeer und in Libyschen Haftlagern. Wir unterstützen die Proteste in Rom mit @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
taz.de/Fluechtlings...
Four people on a panel.
On Monday, I had the pleasure to moderate a powerful panel with @allisonrwest.bsky.social/ @ecchr.bsky.social, David Yambio/ @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social & Phoebe Walton/Forensis at the 5th “Understanding Prison” session by MENA Prison Forum—this time on Libya’s prison industry & EU complicity.1/6
Join us on Monday, 6 October in Berlin for a film screening and talk about Libya’s Detention Industry & Italy’s Complicity👇
@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
@de-criminalize.bsky.social
@medico2.bsky.social @forensicarchi.bsky.social
@libyanjustice.bsky.social
Danke Berlin!
#AllEyesOnGaza
I’m deeply disappointed that there’s no outrage or news coverage about the violent xenophobic attacks happening in Libya. Black African “migrants” are being looted and beaten to death, with many being driven out of sight and into concentration camps for extortion.
Weißer Text auf schwarzem Grund: Digital Surveillance: How States are Spying on the Resistance, mit Logos von HAU und Amnesty International
Join us?
💥Workshops w/ @papertrailmedia.de @amnesty.de @interseclab.bsky.social
💥Dig. Security Clinic w/ @accessnow.org, @pressefreiheit.bsky.social&Tact. Tech
💥Panel w/ @donncha.is @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davidyambio.bsky.social @anjaosterhaus.bsky.social
&Art by @forensicarchi.bsky.social
#ECREWeekly updates on EU MARITIME BORDERS:
▪️ Tragedies in Med
▪️ Footage of Libyan militiamen in people smuggling
▪️ Spanish Navy chief issues stark reminder about the Law of the Sea
▪️ Fatal accident in the Aegean
▪️ French police accused of causing deaths in Indian Ocean
🔗 shorturl.at/UsD4A
Join us on Monday, 6 October in Berlin for a film screening and talk about Libya’s Detention Industry & Italy’s Complicity👇
@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
@de-criminalize.bsky.social
@medico2.bsky.social @forensicarchi.bsky.social
@libyanjustice.bsky.social
Our #DiaryFromTheSea series closes with reflections - shifting from sea to land, lessons carried forward, and a mission that continues.
The diaries end here, but the work to protect the dignity & human rights at sea goes on.
#LFJL #SOSHumanity #Libya
@sos-humanity.bsky.social
Alaa Abdelfatah ist frei, doch Ägyptens Repressionsapparat bleibt. Stephan Roll erklärt, warum Sisis Schritt weniger Reformsignal ist als ein Versuch, innen-& außenpolitischen Druck zu mindern.
Hier lesen 👇 www.nzz.ch/internationa...
Microsoft has terminated the Israeli military’s access to technology it used to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls daily in Gaza & the West Bank, saying Unit 8200, the military’s elite spy agency, violated the company’s terms of service
EU Commission: Stop Funding Abuse in Libya — Joint Letter from 42 Humanitarian and Civil Society Groups
www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-comm...
Deaths in the Mediterranean and along other routes are preventable. But political will is lacking to stop them.
A criminal complaint against German Government officials and arms trade executives was filed today by a collective of lawyers in Berlin with the support of the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) and Law for Palestine
elsc.support/de/the-time-...
