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Youssef AL ARFI

Libya: The disappearance of Youssef Al Arfi, a Syrian teenager, brought before the UN

In pursuit of a better life, Youssef Al Arfi, a young Syrian national, went missing in conflict-torn Libya. 

Like many Syrians escaping war and instability, he had hoped to find safety in Europe but was forced to take dangerous migration routes due to the continuing insecurity in his home country. 

13 Aug 2025
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مختفون في بنغازي

Libya: Alkarama Issues Urgent Appeal Regarding Five Syrian Citizens Abducted by Haftar Forces in Benghazi

On 18 June 2025, Alkarama submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), as well as to other UN mechanisms, concerning five Syrian citizens abducted by the internal security forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar and his affiliates in Benghazi, eastern Libya, on 11 December 2024. 

19 Jun 2025
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ليبيا

Libya: UN Calls for Urgent Investigation into Torture and Bodies Found in Militia-Controlled Detention Centers in Tripoli

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said he was shocked by the grave human rights violations recently uncovered in both official and unofficial detention centers operated by the Stability Support Apparatus in Tripoli.

09 Jun 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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OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (UNCAT)
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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)
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Human Rights Council
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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

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

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

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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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