Articles for Libya

Libya: Dr Idriss Aboufaied, released in October, arrives in Geneva

Dr Idriss Aboufaied arrived on 11 December 2008 in Geneva. He was released on 9 October 2008 after 22 months of detention, much of it incommunicado. He has been authorised by the Libyan authorities to travel overseas to receive appropriate medical treatment.

Upon his arrival in Geneva, Dr Idriss Aboufaied was greeted by a member of Alkarama. The next day, he visited TRAIL and Alkarama which had jointly submitted an individual complaint on his behalf to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

16 Dec 2008

Libya: Release of Mr Abdaslam, detained since 28 December 2007

On 30 November 2008, Mr Salem Mohamed Mjber Abdaslam, who had been arbitrarily detained since his arrest by Internal Security Services since 28 December 2007, was released.

Mr Salem Mohamed Mjber Abdaslam, Libyan national, aged 34 years, and living in Sweden, had visited Libya in December 2007 to visit his parents, residing in Zliten, a city located around 150km to the east of Tripoli.

02 Dec 2008

Libya: The death in custody in suspicious conditions of Mr Abdelhamid Al Daquel

Alkarama submitted to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on torture the case of Mr Abdelhamid Al Daquel, who died in detention on an undetermined date. He was arrested and had been detained incommunicado since 26 January 1989.

Mr Abdelhamid AL DAQUEL was born on 22 March 1963; he was a pilot in the Libyan Air Force holding the rank of commander. He lived in the municipality of Beni El Walid.

13 Nov 2008

Libya: Enforced disappearance and torture, followed by the death, of Mr Ismail Al Khazmi

On 6 November 2008, Alkarama for Human Rights and TRIAL (Track Impunity Always) jointly submitted an individual communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding Ismail Al Khazmi, a Libyan, who was arrested and detained arbitrarily since June 17 2006. On 1 May 2007, his family was informed of his death.

Ismail Al Khazmi, a petrochemical engineer, was aged 30 at the time of his arrest on 17 June 2006 by officers of Internal Security who arrested him at his workplace, without a warrant and without reasons being given.

07 Nov 2008

Libya: Mr. Mjber Abdaslam, arbitrarily detained for over 10 months

Alkarama submitted today a communication to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asking it to intervene in the case of Mr. Mohamed Salem Mjber Abdaslam, arrested on 28 December 2007, disappeared for 8 months and detained arbitrarily.

Mr. Mohamed Salem Mjber ABDASLAM, Libyan citizen, aged 34 years and residing in Sweden, travelled on 24 December 2007 in Libya to visit his parents residing in Zliten, a city located about 150 kilometers east of Tripoli.

23 Oct 2008

Libya: Salem Abdaslam reappears after more than nine months of having been disappeared

Alkarama for Human Rights has just learned that the Libyan authorities have informed the family of Mr Abdaslam of his current detention at the Ain Zara prison near Tripoli.

10 Oct 2008

Libya: Release of Dr. Idriss Aboufaied for health reasons

Alkarama for Human Rights, TRIAL (Track Impunity Always), 9 October 2008

09 Oct 2008

Libya: Abdussalam Il-Khwildy's case before the Human Rights Committee

On 3 July 2008, Alkarama for Human Rights and TRIAL (Track Impunity Always) have jointly submitted an individual communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding the case of Mr. Abdussalam Il-Khwildy, a victim of serious human rights violations by the Libyan authorities.

Abdussalam-Khwildy was born on October 18, 1967, holds a degree in economics, works as an entrepreneur, is married and father of five children and lives in Benghazi, Libya.

07 Jul 2008

Libya: Arbitrary detention of Mr. Imed Al Chibani

Alkarama for Human Rights, June 21, 2008

21 Jun 2008

Libya: Disappearance of Mr Ali Al-Talhi after his removal by force from Switzerland

Alkarama for Human Rights, June 19, 2008

19 Jun 2008