Libya

Libya: Drop Charges against Journalist

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:49:56 -0700

(New York) - The Libyan government should investigate allegations of sexual harassment in a state-run residence for women who had been orphaned instead of charging the journalist who reported the story with criminal defamation, Human Rights Watch said today.

Libya: Free All Unjustly Detained Prisoners

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:30:17 -0700

(New York) - Libya should follow its release of 88 prisoners on the night of October 15, 2009 with the release of all political prisoners and those unjustly detained in Libyan jails, Human Rights Watch said today.

Compassion has to work too for boat people in distress

Bill Frelick — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:37:22 -0700

Washington - The return of one man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to Libya, where he got a hero's welcome, has caused an international outcry while the return of hundreds of boat migrants to Libya, where they face certain detention and probable brutal mistreatment, causes nary a peep.

Italy-Libya Connection

Michael Glennon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:20:44 -0700

African immigrants who attempt the dangerous boat journey across the Mediterranean to Italy face a double dose of hardship. Since May, if their vessels are intercepted by the Italian authorities, they have been summarily returned to Libya, where migrants typically suffer widespread mistreatment.

Pushed Back, Pushed Around

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:45:00 -0700

This 92-page report examines the treatment of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Libya through the eyes of those who have managed to leave and are now in Italy and Malta. It also documents Italy's practice of interdicting boats full of migrants on the high seas and pushing them back to Libya without the required screening.

Italy/Libya: Migrants Describe Forced Returns, Abuse

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:45:00 -0700

(Rome) - Italy intercepts African boat migrants and asylum seekers, fails to screen them for refugee status or other vulnerabilities, and forcibly returns them to Libya, where many are detained in inhuman and degrading conditions and abused, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued today.

Pushed Back, Pushed Around

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:09:00 -0700

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Pushed Back, Pushed Around

Italy’s Forced Return of Boat Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Libya’s Mistreatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers

The Bomber and the Dissident

<p> Bill Frelick </p> — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:45:24 -0700

One got a glorious homecoming. The other was left to rot. Bill Frelick on the paradoxes of justice, Libya-style - and the perils of pretending Gaddafi has changed his stripes.

The Families' Pain: Lockerbie and Libya

Heba Morayef published in the Huffington Post — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:52:06 -0700

For months, Libya has been preparing the celebration for the 40th anniversary of Col. Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's coup, on September 1.

Libya: Mark Anniversary by Restoring Rights

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:40:06 -0700

(New York) - Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi should mark his 40th anniversary in power by wiping repressive laws off the books and freeing political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.