Guterres In Africa: End Political Stalemate In Libya Now, UN Chief Urges LeadersOvercoming the current political impasse in Libya can unleash much-needed progress in tackling myriad crises there, the UN chief said on Friday at a high-level meeting of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital. Progress is sorely needed towards holding elections and advancing gains in security, national reconciliation and human rights, he said, adding that the UN continues to be committed to Libyan-owned and Libyan-led solutions. A UN human rights fact-finding probe in late January included testimony of extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, human trafficking, internal displacement, and the existence of mass burial sites. ‘No alternative to elections’In December 2021, legal disputes and other challenges forced the cancellation of historic presidential and parliamentary elections. Human rights concernsOutlining serious human rights concerns, he said migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers continue to suffer abuses with impunity.

Source: Libya Today February 18, 2023 06:22 UTC