Human Rights WatchLibyan authorities should urgently surrender Osama Elmasry Njeem to the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is wanted for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Seven other Libyans remain fugitives of the ICC, and Libyan authorities are obligated to arrest and surrender those who are in Libya to the Hague. "Those responsible for grave abuses in Libya have long been allowed to evade accountability," said Hanan Salah, associate Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. Although Libya is not an ICC member, it is legally required to cooperate under the terms of the 2011 United Nations Security Council resolution referring the situation in Libya to the ICC prosecutor. They should make clear they back the ICC's mandate in Libya, including by enforcing judicial findings of noncooperation, said Human Rights Watch.

Source: Libya Today March 11, 2026 14:35 UTC