Libya Mission Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes [1]
On October 4, 2021, the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya stated [3] that there are reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed in Libya. The UN Human Rights Council established [4] the Mission by resolution 43/39 [5] to investigate human rights violations and abuses in Libya since the beginning of 2016. Following its investigation, the Mission shared its report [6] which included findings on conduct of hostilities, extrajudicial killings, violations in the context of deprivation of liberty, sexual and gender-based violence, and the situation of migrants, women, children, and internally displaced persons. The Mission called on Libya to ensure effective investigation of breaches, effective remedies to victims, safe return of internally displaced persons, and compliance with international law; and called on the international community to provide technical support to the Libyan authorities and to ensure that all agreements with Libyan authorities comply with international human rights law and international humanitarian law.