UN urges accountability in Libya as war crimes investigation concludes
UN urges accountability in Libya as war crimes probe ends, calling for redoubling of efforts to prevent future violations. UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, set up in 2020, concludes with concerns over war crimes and crimes against humanity, including systematic torture and sexual slavery of migrants.
That effort should be aimed at “supporting Libyan reconciliation efforts and assisting the Libyan authorities in achieving transitional justice and accountability,” it said.
Turk voiced support for that recommendation Monday, and said his office also remained committed to working with authorities to create a victim-centered plan for transitional justice and accountability.
Libya has seen more than a decade of stop-start conflict since the 2011 revolt that toppled dictator Muammar Qaddafi, with a myriad of militias forming opposing alliances backed by foreign powers.
It remains split between a nominally interim government in Tripoli in the west, and another in the east backed by military figurehead Khalifa Haftar.