
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015

Report
Benghazi’s Descent into Chaos: Abductions, Summary Killings and Other Abuses
Targeted UN sanctions and accountability, including through the International Criminal Court (ICC), are urgently needed to end rampant abductions, torture,…
January 27, 2015

Report
Libya: Rule of the Gun — Abductions, Torture and Other Militia Abuses in Western Libya
Lawless militias and armed groups on all sides of the conflict in western Libya are carrying out rampant human rights…
October 28, 2014

Press Release
Secret and Incommunicado Detention of Benghazi Suspect Must Stop
The U.S. government must ensure that Ahmed Abu Khattalah, who is being held in secret and incommunicado detention, gets immediate…
June 18, 2014

Report
Scapegoats of Fear: Rights of Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Migrants Abused in Libya
Nearly a year after the first elections in post-Gaddafi Libya, the human rights of tens of thousands of foreign nationals,…
June 20, 2013

Press Release
Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Migrants Held Indefinitely in Deplorable Conditions in Libya
The Libyan authorities must act immediately to end the indefinite detention of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants, including children, solely for…
June 19, 2013

Report
Annual Report: Libya 2013
Libya Head of state Mohammed Magarief (replaced Mustafa Abdul al-Jalil) Head of government Ali Zeidan (replaced Abdurrahim El-Keib) Armed militias…
May 21, 2013

Press Release
Libya Must Lift Siege on Former Gaddafi Stronghold in Bani Walid
A large contingent of armed forces and armed militias has surrounded the Libyan town of Bani Walid in preparation for…
October 5, 2012

Press Release
Amnesty International Strongly Condemns “Calculated” Attacks on U.S. Consulate in Benghazi
A series of attacks by armed groups on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi left four killed, including U.S. Ambassador J.…
September 12, 2012

Press Release
Libya Must Release Journalists Detained While Covering National Elections
Two men from the Misratah-based Tobakets TV and radio station were detained south of Tripoli by militias from Beni Walid.
July 11, 2012

Report
Libya: Rule of Law or Rule of Militias?
Militia rule is strangling human rights in Libya, and new Amnesty report details continuation of Gaddafi-era tactics.
July 5, 2012

Press Release
Militia Rule Strangling Human Rights in Libya, Threatening Progress of Humanitarian Revolution
Ongoing serious human rights violations are casting a huge shadow over the Libya's first national elections since the fall of…
July 3, 2012