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Libya: Alkarama submits its report for the Universal Periodic Review

On 7 April 2025, Alkarama submitted its report to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council as part of the 4th cycle of Libya’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). 

10 Apr 2025
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Libya: MP Hassan Salem and his brother Mohamed regain their freedom

Alkarama confirmed the release of Libyan parliament member from Tarhuna, Hassan Salem (also known as Hassan al-Farjani Salem Jaballah) and his brother Mohamed, as per a decision by the President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi. The two brothers are to remain under supervision. 

Their family expressed its gratitude to Alkarama for its attention to the case through its engagement with UN procedures and media coverage of the issue. 

30 Mar 2025
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Libya: NGOs call on UN committees to resume periodic reviews

On 19 March 2025, Al Shahed – Public Liberties and Human Rights and the Libyan Organisation for Truth and Justice, in collaboration with Alkarama, issued a joint appeal to UN committees, urging them to resume their respective reviews of the human rights situation in Libya. 

25 Mar 2025
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Our concerns
  • Persistent violations of international humanitarian law, including air strikes by Haftar's ANL against civilian targets;
  • Systematic violations of human rights by all parties to the conflict, in particular arbitrary arrests, torture, and secret detentions;
  • Absence of independent complaints or monitoring mechanisms and failure to prosecute those responsible for abuses, fostering a climate of complete impunity.

 

Human Rights Instruments
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
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ICCPR Ratification Date
Individual Complaint procedure with the Human Rights committee (ICCPR Optional protocol 1) Ratified ?
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Date of Ratification of ICCPR Optional protocol 1
Second Optional Protocol of ICCPR (abolition of death penalty) ratified ?
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Date last Concluding Observations by Human Rights Committee
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Next Human Rights Committee State Report due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (UNCAT)
UNCAT Ratified ?
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UNCAT Ratification Date
OPCAT (National Preventive Mechanism) Ratified ?
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National Preventive Mechanism (OPCAT) created ?
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UNCAT Art 20 (confidential inquiries) ratified ?
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UNCAT Art 22 (Individual Complaint procedure) Ratified ?
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Date of last Concluding Observations by Committee against Torture (CAT)
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Next CAT State Report Due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)
ICPPED Ratified ?
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Human Rights Council
Date last Universal Period Review (UPR)
UPR Next Review
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Membership of Human Rights Council:

2010-2013, 2020-2022

National Human Rights Institution
National Council for Civil Liberties and Human Rights
Latest Reports
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Libya: Universal Periodic Review- 2nd cycle- Alkarama's report- Sep 2014

Libya
Universal Periodic Review
Report
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Libya: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention - Opinion 6/2011 - Imed Al Chibani

Libya
Special Procedures
Report
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Libya: Universal Periodic Review- 1st cycle- Alkarama's Report- apr 2010

Libya
Universal Periodic Review
Report
Liby: Human Rights Committee - 4th Review - Alkarama's Follow up Report - oct 2008

Libya: Human Rights Committee - 4th Review - Alkarama's Follow up Report - oct 2008

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Human Rights Committee
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