
On January 16, 2025, Alkarama submitted two cases to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) concerning Mare Salih Mohammed Mohamed Al Arifi and Abdulrahman Khaled Abdulrahman Sulayman. Both Libyan nationals disappeared after being arrested by members of the "Stability Support Authority," a militia led by Abdel Ghani Al Kikli, also known as "Ghniwa."
Arrests in the Abu Slim district under Ghniwa's control
Abdulrahman Sulayman was arrested on November 10, 2022, around noon, in the Al-Hadba neighborhood of Abu Slim, an area dominated by the "Stability Support Authority" (SSA), a militia that has pledged allegiance to the Tripoli government and is theoretically under the Ministry of Interior. Witness accounts indicate that men in civilian clothing, traveling in multiple vehicles, forcibly took Sulayman without offering any explanation for his arrest or disclosing where he was being taken.
Almost two years later, on August 9, 2024, Mare Salih Mohammed Al Arifi was arrested under similar circumstances in the same neighborhood. Once again, men in civilian clothing, identified as members of the same militia, forcibly took him to an undisclosed location.
Silence from local authorities
Despite the families' efforts, including contacting various local institutions such as the Office of the Attorney General, no information has been disclosed regarding the fate of the two men.
Given the absence of any response, Alkarama, acting on behalf of the families of the disappeared, filed two urgent appeals with the United Nations WGEID, urging the Libyan authorities to clarify the fate of the missing individuals.