• Libya: Revoke Draconian New Law
    Press release
    May 5, 2012

    Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) should immediately revoke a new law that bans insults against the people of Libya or its institutions. The law also prohibits criticism of the country’s 2011 revolution and glorification of the deposed former leader Muammar Gaddafi.

  • Libya: Amend Vetting Regulations for Candidates, Officials
    Press release
    Apr 28, 2012
    Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) should amend regulations to eliminate vague and broad prohibitions on who may serve as a government official or become a candidate for election. Libya’s first national elections since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi are scheduled for June 2012.
  • Statement on Explosive Remnants of War in Libya and the Implementation of Convention on Conventional Weapons Protocol V
    Oral statement
    Apr 25, 2012

    Mark Hiznay, senior researcher in the Arms division, delivered a statement on explosive remnants of war in Libya and the implementation of CCW Protocol V.

  • Misrata Local Council Response to Human Rights Watch
    Letter
    Apr 11, 2012

    The Misrata Local Council received with great interest the letter from Human Rights Watch to the city’s local council and military council. The letter explicitly accused the revolutionaries of Misrata of perpetrating several violations and crimes that may amount to crimes against humanity. The letter concluded by threatening to hold officials on the city’s local council and military council responsible for these abuses and the failure to stop and prevent them.

  • Joint Letter Regarding the Libya Resolution Amendments Vote at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council
    Letter
    Apr 10, 2012

    The undersgned non-governmental organizations want to express their dismay regarding the results of the vote that toook place during the adoption of the resolution on "Assistance to Libya in the field of Human Rights" (A/HRW/19/L39/Rev.1), at the 19th session of the Human Rights Council on 23rd March 2012.

  • Libya: Wake-Up Call to Misrata’s Leaders
    Press release
    Apr 8, 2012

    The leaders of the Libyan city of Misrata could be held criminally responsible for ongoing serious crimes by forces under their command, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the city’s military and civilian leaders. They could be held responsible by authorities that include the International Criminal Court (ICC), Human Rights Watch said.

  • Libya: Letter to Misrata Councils
    Letter
    Apr 8, 2012
    Human Rights Watch is writing to raise concerns about serious crimes that have been and continue to be committed by armed groups from Misrata, some of them amounting to crimes against humanity. As the civilian and military leadership in the city, we urge you to take immediate steps to halt the commission of these crimes, and to support prosecution of those responsible. We emphasize that senior officials, such as yourself, could be held criminally responsible for ordering these crimes, or for failing to prevent or punish them, by courts including the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
  • Libya’s Government Destroys Landmines
    Impact
    Mar 29, 2012

    Last week in Libya, Human Rights Watch witnessed the destruction of nearly 100 Chinese-made antivehicle landmines – weapons that kill or maim civilians, often children, long after the fighting has stopped.

  • Libya: Good Start on Landmine Destruction
    Press release
    Mar 25, 2012

    Libya’s first steps to destroy its vast stockpile of landmines are a positive development, and the demolitions should continue. 

  • UN Human Rights Council: North Korea Condemnation Goes Unopposed
    Press release
    Mar 23, 2012
    The United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea signaled both the gravity of the abuses and the need for the new president, Kim Jong-un, to make major reforms.