Assisted return, reintegration and human rights protection of migrants in Libya: Nowhere but back
OHCHRThis report sheds light on gaps in the human rights protection of migrants who are assisted to return from Libya to their countries of origin. While such returns are in principle “voluntary”, the report finds that many migrants in Libya are unable to make a truly voluntary decision to return in accordance with international human rights law and standards, including the principle of free, prior and informed consent. Instead, they are frequently compelled to accept assisted return to escape abusive detention conditions and other human rights violations, or because they are effectively denied access to safe and regular protection pathways, including asylum. Additionally, the report finds that many migrants are returned to the same adverse drivers and structural conditions which compelled their movement in the first place, putting them in precarious and vulnerable situations upon their return. Such returns are unlikely to be sustainable from a human rights perspective, the report finds.
Source:Libya Today
October 11, 2022 15:34 UTC
XR Device Maturity to Trigger ‘Big Shifts’ for Metaverse, Agora Says
The global tech community has been exploring the digital frontier known as the Metaverse by developing bespoke solutions and infrastructure. Explaining further, he said,“I think Agora is weaving the infrastructure of the future virtual world. So a truly passionate person can build those things and create a virtual world where fans and communities can gather together. Big Shifts, Big Roles for VRWhen also asked about the Metaverse and large US-based companies developing VR headsets, Wang explained that when XR devices reached a level of maturity, “big shifts would happen” over some time. He added VR would “play a big role,” adding that Agora was also committed to developing solutions for such headsets.
Source:Libya Today
October 11, 2022 11:49 UTC
Libya: UN human rights report details violations of migrants’ rights amid ‘assisted return’ programmes
GENEVA (11 October 2022) – Widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses against migrants in Libya are compounded by the lack of pathways to protection within and outside the country – meaning migrants are often compelled to accept ‘assisted return’ to their home countries in conditions that may not meet international human rights laws and standards, according to a UN human rights report released today. “Migrants are frequently compelled to accept assisted return to escape abusive detention conditions, threats of torture, ill-treatment, sexual violence, enforced disappearance, extortion, and other human rights violations and abuses,” the report states. The report contains testimony from some of the 65 immigrants interviewed by the UN Human Rights Office who had recently been returned to The Gambia. Acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said “Libya and involved States should take immediate steps to urgently address this untenable, unconscionable situation. Libyan authorities should immediately end all violations and abuses of migrants’ rights.
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October 11, 2022 11:34 UTC
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EU border guards face inquiry over joint work with Libya
European border agency Frontex is the subject of a fresh investigation following human rights concerns about its co-operation with Libya. The European Union helps Libya to train border guards under an €85 million ($83m) project to keep Mediterranean migration in check. After a complaint by six human rights groups, an EU ombudsman has opened an inquiry into two aspects of Frontex’s co-operation with Libya. Border guards have been ordered to explain whether human rights risks were assessed before training was provided on law enforcement at sea. "Our message is clear: we are watching and we will continue to fight @Frontex’ border practices through all possible legal ways.
Source:Libya Today
October 11, 2022 10:28 UTC
Find out how 10-year-old Lulu & Georgia stays up to date on trends
Sara Sugarman BrennerLOS ANGELES – Online furnishings resource Lulu & Georgia is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. Founded in 2012 by Sara Sugarman Brenner, the company’s mission is to design fashion-forward home furnishings. Buyers for Lulu & Georgia curate the world to find the best and latest in interior design, according to Brenner, in order to make it accessible and keep up to date with industry trends. Today, Lulu and Georgia has had many successful collaborations with designers including Sarah Sherman Samuel, Elan Byrd, Nina Fruedenberger, Jenni Kayne and more. “We have high expectations for this year’s Q4 based on a robust product strategy and a November launch of a very exciting new collaboration,” said Sarah Poulios, Lulu & Georgia vice president of merchandising and buying.
Source:Libya Today
October 11, 2022 10:06 UTC
Libyan authorities arrest two people over killing migrants in Sabratah
Libyan authorities have arrested two people in connection to the killing of at least 15 migrants in Sabratah. Libya’s Public Prosecutor, Ali Zubaydah, told the press that, in addition to arresting the two suspects, security forces have raided five detention facilities where migrants are held captive the city. 159 migrants, who were detained in those facilities, were released. Security forces also confiscated equipment, boats, weapons and survival kits which they found in the facilities. Both the U.S. and the U.N. have condemned the killings and called for investigation into the incident.
Source:Libya Today
October 11, 2022 08:05 UTC
In Its Thirteenth Year Now, Libya's 'Sea and the Sun' Campaign Mobilizes Volunteers from ... - Latest Tweet by Reuters
In its thirteenth year now, Libya's 'Sea and the Sun' campaign mobilizes volunteers from the community and across the country to clean the beaches in the city of Khoms pic.twitter.com/ZghGvD32Ts— Reuters (@Reuters) October 11, 2022(SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)
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October 11, 2022 06:35 UTC
Libya's 'Sea and the Sun' Campaign Volunteers Clean Up Beaches in Libya's City of Khoms at ... - Latest Tweet by Reuters
Libya's 'Sea and the Sun' Campaign volunteers clean up beaches in Libya's city of Khoms at the end of every summer. People come from across the country to help out pic.twitter.com/9HLupafCwR— Reuters (@Reuters) October 10, 2022(SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)
Source:Libya Today
October 11, 2022 04:45 UTC
Libya-Turkey exploration deal to fuel long-standing political, regional rivalries
A preliminary deal allowing Turkey to engage in oil and gas exploration work in Libya was already reviving and fueling domestic and regional tensions, analysts and industry sources said Oct. 10. Libya's oil sector has been severely impacted by ongoing political turmoil, with various groups seeking control of the state-owned National Oil Corp. and its revenue. Exploration focusIn the MoU, seen by S&P Global, the two parties agreed to work together on the "development of projects related to exploration, production, refining transportation distribution and trade of hydrocarbons". Ankara's gas exploration in the waters offshore Cyprus and plans to drill offshore Greece over the past few years have faced the wrath of Europe and other regional countries. Turkey and Greece have long been at odds over the division of maritime zones in the Mediterranean and the Aegean.
Source:Libya Today
October 11, 2022 03:33 UTC
Eastern Mediterranean, Libya, on Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022 at 3:09 am (GMT +1)
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October 11, 2022 02:27 UTC
Turkey-Libya controversial energy accord threatens stability in eastern Mediterranean
Turkey-Libya controversial energy accord threatens stability in eastern MediterraneanCYPRUS: A controversial memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last Monday between the government of Turkey and Libya’s Tripoli-based interim government concerning the exploration of hydrocarbons by mixed Turkish-Libyan companies in Libya’s territorial waters has angered East Mediterranean countries, particularly Greece, Egypt and Cyprus and it poses a serious threat to stability in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush signed the MoU in Tripoli, the capital of Libya’s internationally recognized government. The Memorandum follows the maritime accord between the two countries reached in 2019 with the former Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). Greece and Egypt challenged the legitimacy of last Monday’s deal, considering it to be the culmination of Ankara’s efforts over the years to establish itself in the Eastern Mediterranean. And with the critical reactions of the European Union and the United States, Turkey appears to be bracing for even stronger headwinds in the eastern Mediterranean.” (ANI)
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 23:55 UTC
Dendias: Turkey seeks to create a ‘legal monstrosity’ by blackmailing Libya
In statements after meeting his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Sunday, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias accused Turkey of creating a “monstrosity” in the Turkish-Libyan memorandum of 2019, by blackmailing and exerting pressure on Libyan officials. Dendias stressed, in his statements, that it was Greece’s obligation to defend its territorial rights using all available legal means. “No government can grant Turkey concessions for exploratory drilling in areas where it does not have sovereign rights,” he underlined. No one can ignore geography, no one can create a ‘virtual’ world in which islands stop appearing on maps,” he added. We seek nothing that does not belong to us….We do not undertake aggressive action nor undermine peace and stability,” Dendias said.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 23:39 UTC
Headcovers have always been political in Iran – for women on all sides
During the 1920s, some began to address the veil, as I wrote about in my book on the women’s rights movement. All women’s demonstrations were met with violence. During the early days of the revolution, female members of recognized religious minorities such as Zoroastrians and ethnic Christian groups opposed the forced headcover as well. The state elite have been pontificating on gender for more than 40 years, and women’s rights activism has been just as constant. Every time they compared Muslim women with Western women, arguing that women have been oppressed in the West but not in Islam, they raised awareness.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 23:32 UTC
EU calls Russian missile strikes a 'war crime'
The European Union has condemned Russia’s missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities that killed civilians and damaged infrastructure. The indiscriminate targeting of civilians amounts to a “war crime”, Peter Stano, a spokesperson for the European Commission told a news briefing on Monday. "They are barbaric and cowardly attacks," he said as Russian missiles continued to rain down on major cities across all Ukraine. The Russian military launched a wave of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities in retaliation to an explosion over the weekend that damaged the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia. The missile strikes in Kyiv and other cities in the north and west were the first since Russian forces withdrew from the north of Ukraine in April.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 23:21 UTC
UN Disarmament Fellows briefed on Pakistan’s perspective on arms control, nuclear non-proliferation
During the visit, they received a briefing on Pakistan’s perspective on Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nuclear Non-Proliferation as well as the imperative of unhindered access to dual-use technologies for peaceful socio-economic applications, a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said. The Fellows will also be visiting different laboratories, globally acknowledged reference libraries and state-of-the-art facilities at DESTO and NIH. At SUPARCO, the participants will get acquainted with Pakistan’s space programme and its utility for the socio-economic development of the country. The UN Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament was launched by the General Assembly at its First Special Session devoted to Disarmament in 1978. It is for the first time that Pakistan is hosting such an international study tour for UN Disarmament Fellows.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 21:54 UTC