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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

Special Procedures

Country visits by Special Procedures

Most recent Special Procedures' reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons - Mission to Libya (A/HRC/38/39/Add.2)

Commission of Inquiry

Investigation by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Libya: detailed findings (A/HRC/31/CRP.3)

Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Libya (A/HRC/19/68)

Report of the International Commission of Inquiry to investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (A/HRC/17/44)

Most recent reports by the UN Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretariat

Report of the Secretary-General -  Smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya - September 2020 - (S/2020/876)

United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Report of the Secretary-General - 5 May 2020 - S/2020/360

Report of the Secretary-General -  Smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya -  6 April 2020 - S/2020/275

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Libya and the effectiveness of technical assistance and capacity-building measures received by the Government of Libya (A/HRC/43/75)

Situation of human rights in Libya, including the implementation of technical assistance and capacity-building and efforts to prevent and ensure accountability for violations and abuses of human rights*, Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - February 2019 - A/HRC/40/46

Situation of human rights in Libya, including the implementation of technical assistance and capacity-building and efforts to prevent and ensure accountability for violations and abuses of human rights*, Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - February 2018 - A/HRC/37/46

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Reports issued jointly by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

OHCHR / UNSMIL report on the airstrikes on the Daman building complex, including the Tajoura Detention Centre, 2 July 2019

Desperate and Dangerous:UNSMIL / OHCHR Report on the human rights situation of migrants and refugees in Libya - 18 December 2018 and Infographics

Health-Care under Attack
22 May 2018
العربية | English (PDF)

Abuse Behind Bars: Arbitrary and unlawful detention in Libya
10 April 2018
العربية | English (PDF)

Detained and dehumanised: human rights abuses against migrants in Libya
13 December 2016
العربية | English (PDF)

Report on the Human Rights Situation in Libya
16 November 2015
العربية | English (PDF)

Human Rights Defenders Under Attack, 25 March 2015

Update on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the ongoing violence in Libya,
23 December 2014
العربية | English (PDF)

Overview of violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the ongoing violence in Libya
العربية | English (PDF)

Report on Torture and Deaths in Detention in Libya

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The Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Service (HRS) serves as the human rights component of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The Office operates in accordance with the mandate of the United Nations Security Council resolution 2486 (2019) to monitor and report on the human rights situation, advocate for protection, support transitional justice processes and strengthen rule of law institutions. The Chief of HRS also represents the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Libya. OHCHR’s operations are further guided by the Human Rights Council resolution 40/27 to monitor the observance of human rights and humanitarian law in Libya, including on implementation of technical assistance and capacity building to support the efforts of the Government of National Accord (GNA) to prevent violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, protect victims, and ensure prosecution of perpetrators of violations. More about OHCHR in Libya.