Senior Legal Advisor @ecchr.bsky.social | Int'l law & human rights politics & praxis, detention & NAWA (MENA), freedom dreams
Allison West
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#Libya - On February 3 Saif al Islam Gaddafi was murdered in Libya. His continued freedom in Libya epitomised the powerlessness of the #InternationalCriminalCourt (ICC). And his death burries the last hopes that it would bring justice for the crimes of 2011.
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Yes, last week’s conviction of Walid Negash in a Dutch court was a meaningful step toward justice for survivors of human trafficking. But it was a partial one, a missed chance to confront the broader detention industry built on systematic abuse across Libya and the Central Mediterranean. Here’s why:
ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
Justice Info
Until now: Crew & survivors sheltered inside. Libyan militia threats have paused, but their ships keep closing in and disappearing again. We're heading north. We are NOT safe yet.
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Rare for me to publish reflection pieces like this - but this one may resonate with those who’ve followed the arc of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi’s journey, and are grappling with the tangle of his legacy in Libya’s politics - & the tragedy of his killing.
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„No one should be punished for seeking protection“ writes @amnesty.org
Seven years ago, right now, the oil tanker #ElHiblu1 was underway to #Malta. On board, 100 survivors who had escaped from Libya on a rubber boat the night before.
Today, three of those - the #ElHiblu3 - still face charges.
"We are Europe's guardians", Haftar's head of countermigration tells @nissssim.bsky.social @lemonde.fr.
🔴 SHOTS FIRED Our Sea-Watch 5 is being shot at by the EU-funded so-called Libyan coastguard. Our crew just finished rescuing 90 people, but Libyan militias are still following us. They expressed the intent to abduct us to Libya!
Fifteen years since the 17 February uprising. Fifteen years of Lawyers for Justice in #Libya (#LFJL). While the path to transition remains blocked by political fragmentation and impunity, one thing is clear: Libya’s #civil_society isn’t backing down.
