On 24 May, The World Organisation Against Torture published a report titled ‘Libya: Five years of deadlock and a way forward’. The report marks five years since the Tripoli siege, when eastern forces attempted to capture the capital and the western region in a military offensive, leaving the country ‘mired in a cycle of violence and instability’. The resulting power vacuum, it adds, was filled by armed groups that grew more influential, ‘committing human rights violations and exposing the weakness of the judicial system’. The organisation argues that breaking the impasse requires ‘a multifaceted approach’, urging the international community to ‘prioritise arms control measures, support strengthening Libyan legal institutions, and empower civil society organisations (CSOs)’. It also calls for stricter oversight of foreign aid to ‘prevent inadvertent support for criminal networks and militias’.
Read the full report here.