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The Libyan authorities must act immediately to end the indefinite detention of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants, including children, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published today, 20 June 2013, World Refugee Day. Posted: 20 Jun 2013

Amnesty international has warned that any new military ties between the UK and Libya, Somalia and Burma must only be established if there are comprehensive safeguards against human rights abuses. Posted: 7 Feb 2013

Response to news that the UK government is to make a financial payment to the Libyan national Sami al-Saadi and his family in relation to his alleged rendition to Libya and subsequent mistreatment. Posted: 13 Dec 2012

It is shameful that Gaddafi-era abuses against foreigners ... have not only continued but worsened - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Posted: 13 Nov 2012

A year on from the capture and killing of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, Amnesty International is calling on the Libyan authorities to hand over immediately the former rulers military intelligence chief to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of crimes against humanity. Posted: 18 Oct 2012

The Libyan authorities must put an end to the harassment and intimidation of two sisters allegedly accused of supporting the countrys former leader, Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. Posted: 17 Sep 2012

Abdullah al-Senussi, military intelligence chief for Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, should have been surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said today, following his reported extradition to Libya from Mauritania. Posted: 5 Sep 2012

Armed militiamen in Libya must immediately and unconditionally release seven Iranian humanitarian workers whose abduction Amnesty International has called deeply worrying. Posted: 2 Aug 2012

The Olympic Games start in a weeks time and will see representatives of hundreds of different nations taking part. Amnesty Internationals annual report details the human rights situation in 155 different countries and provides a unique insight. Posted: 20 Jul 2012

Two journalists from the city of Misratah detained by militias from Beni Walid while covering the landmark Libyan national elections on 7 July, should be immediately and unconditionally released, said Amnesty International today. Posted: 11 Jul 2012

Hundreds of armed militias have a stranglehold on Libya and are committing a string of human rights violations with impunity, said Amnesty International today as it a published a new report ahead of this weekends elections in the country. Posted: 5 Jul 2012

Amnesty International has welcomed the release of four International Criminal Court staff members in Libya today, while criticising their unacceptable detention by a Libyan militia for more than three weeks. Posted: 2 Jul 2012

The extradition of former Libyan prime minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi from Tunisia puts him in danger of torture, unfair trial and even extrajudicial execution, Amnesty International said today, as it criticised the authorities in Tunis for their decision. Posted: 25 Jun 2012

Strong arms trade treaty needed as UN Security Council increasingly looks unfit for purpose Posted: 24 May 2012

The Libyan authorities must not suppress freedom of expression in the name of protecting the 17 February Revolution, Amnesty International said following the adoption of a law criminalising the glorification of deposed leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi. Posted: 4 May 2012

The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) must take steps to ensure that residents in the south-eastern city of Kufra are protected from reckless fire and receive immediate access to medical care. Posted: 24 Apr 2012

The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) must act immediately to investigate and prosecute abuses against the Tawargha community of black Libyans, said Amnesty International today, after another Tawargha man was tortured to death in a Misratah detention centre. Posted: 19 Apr 2012

Response to fresh reports of the UKs alleged involvement in the rendition of several people to Libyan nationals. Posted: 9 Apr 2012

Amnesty International has said that the Libyan authorities must act without further delay on yesterdays call by the International Criminal Court (ICC) ordering Libya to surrender Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi. Posted: 5 Apr 2012

Amnesty International has called for a more effective search and rescue system for migrants and asylum-seekers in the Mediterranean after a damning report was today by a Council of Europe Parliamentary Committee into the deaths at sea of 63 migrants and asylum-seekers fleeing Libya last year. Posted: 29 Mar 2012