Human Rights WatchA visit to Libya by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has reignited hope for long-delayed justice for the victims of a militia that controlled a town during the 2019-2020 battle for Tripoli, the capital, Human Rights Watch said today. “Relatives of the hundreds who were arbitrarily detained and tortured, or disappeared and later found in mass graves are still waiting for justice.”The ICC has jurisdiction over war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed in Libya since February 15, 2011. In November 2022, the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, conducted an official mission to Libya. Detainees are held in prolonged pre-charge and pre-trial detention, often without access to lawyers or family visits. He said he was held for 10 days at the “Water Factory,” where detainees were held in five tiny box-like cells.

Source: Libya Today December 04, 2022 05:04 UTC