Libya: Q&A on an International Commission of Inquiry

Human Rights Watch has documented a steady deterioration in the human rights and humanitarian situation in Libya since the beginning of 2019. Insufficient domestic and international efforts to ensure a measure of accountability for past and ongoing serious crimes in Libya have emboldened actors engaged in the armed conflict to commit violations and abuses with impunity. Credible action by the UN Human Rights Council at its upcoming 43rd session is needed to ensure accountability for perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses committed in Libya. Human Rights Watch calls on the UN Human Rights…

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