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LCW issues statements and press releases periodically, as needed, addressing human rights issues and grave violations within its mandate. These statements aim to shed light on current events, amplify the voices of victims, engage effectively with on-the-ground developments, and exert pressure on relevant authorities to improve the human rights situation, ensure accountability, and achieve justice.

Arrest campaign targeting migrants in the city of Benghazi - Source: social media platforms

STATEMENT: ESCALATING VIOLATIONS AND HATE SPEECH AGAINST MIGRANTS IN LIBYA 

Libya Crimes Watch (LCW) is monitoring with grave concern the escalation of serious violations, hate speech, and incitement to vi…
Arrest campaign targeting migrants in the city of Benghazi - Source: social media platforms

STATEMENT: ESCALATING VIOLATIONS AND HATE SPEECH AGAINST MIGRANTS IN LIBYA 

04/06/2026 | Statements
The first appearance of Khaled El-Hishri (“Al-Bouti”) before the International Criminal Court – Source ICC

JOINT STATEMENT: DETENTION CRIMES IN LIBYA FINALLY BEFORE THE ICC

12/05/2026 | Statements, Joint statements
The first appearance of Khaled El-Hishri (“Al-Bouti”) before the International Criminal Court – Source: ICC

JOINT STATEMENT: GERMANY’S SURRENDER OF EL HISHRI TO THE ICC IS A TURNING POINT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE LIBYA SITUATION

03/12/2025 | Statements, Joint statements
Migrants returned to a Libyan port after being intercepted at sea – Source: social media platforms.

STATEMENT: RENEWAL OF THE MOU BETWEEN ITALY AND LIBYA REINFORCES EUROPEAN COMPLICITY IN VIOLATIONS AGAINST MIGRANTS 

23/10/2025 | Statements
The Electoral Management building in the city of Zawiya after being attacked and having fires set in its warehouses – Source: Social media

STATEMENT: SECURITY INTERVENTIONS AND ATTACKS ON THE HNEC UNDERMINE THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN LIBYA

16/08/2025 | Statements
Khaled El-Haishri – Accused of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, Wanted by the ICC -Source- Social Media Platforms

JOINT STATEMENT: ARREST OF EL HISHRI IN GERMANY A BREKTHROUGH FOR INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE

30/07/2025 | Statements, Joint statements
Osama Njeem -Mitiga Prison Director - Source - Social Media

STATEMENT: LCW DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE SURRENDER OF OSAMA NJEEM TO THE ICC 

16/07/2025 | Statements
Municipal council elections in Al-Nasma Municipality – Source: social media platforms

STATEMENT: LCW DOCUMENTS ARMED ATTACKS THAT THREATEN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN LIBYA 

12/07/2025 | Statements
The International Criminal Court (ICC) building in The Hague, Netherlands.

STATEMENT: LIBYA ACCEPTS ICC JURISDICTION AMID POLITICAL DIVISION AND ENTRENCHED IMPUNITY

23/05/2025 | Statements
Ramadan Al-Mazoughi (65 years old) – A detainee at Mitiga Prison killed during the recent clashes in Tripoli.

STATEMENT: LCW DOCUMENTS THE DEAT OF A DETAINEE IN MITIGA PRISON AND DEMANDS ITS CLOSURE  

17/05/2025 | Statements
A burned vehicle lies abandoned in a Tripoli street following armed clashes between rival security forces. Source : Social media.

STATEMENT: LCW CONDEMNS CIVILIAN CASUALTIES AND CALLS FOR AN END TO CLASHES IN TRIPOLI 

15/05/2025 | Statements
The International Criminal Court in Den Haag, Netherlands.Photographer Alex GottschalkDeFodi ImagesGetty Images

STATEMENT: LCW CALLS FOR THE SURRENDER OF NAJIM AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE SSA

14/05/2025 | Statements