By John Comai | Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
First, an update on Libya’s international context. The UN Security Council approved a temporary extension to the UNSMIL mandate, leaving only three months to find a new SRSG amongst opposition to the mandate's extension by Russia. Italian PM Giorgia Meloni recently completed an official trip to Libya, affirming her government's unfortunate commitment to cooperating with the Libyan authorities on migration and economic relations. This reality exposes Italy’s continuation in greenlighting the Libyan state’s perpetrators. Since our last GlobalGiving report, LFJL has undergone significant changes in its internal structure. We're excited to announce the creation of four new and innovative programmes, tailored to achieving purpose-driven, transformative justice and change in Libya. Read more on our exciting new restructure here.
On the anniversary of the tragic Derna floods, LFJL hosted a report launch event in London in collaboration with Libya Crimes Watch (LCW). Our report highlighted the stories of those affected by the disaster, for whom precious belongings, familiar places, loved ones, and entire livelihoods were swept away by the waters. Migrants and non-Libyan nationals struggled in accessing any form of services or compensation in the aftermath of the floods, despite the scale of the disaster and its devastating impact on them. You can read the report in full, 11 Stories from 11 September, on our website.
Additionally, we have continued with our strategic litigation and advocacy efforts for accountability for crimes committed against migrants and refugees in Libya. We have engaged with survivor communities of human trafficking in Libya from the diaspora in Europe to identify victims willing to support accountability efforts. We conducted a thorough review and screening process to determine who to speak to, ensuring all efforts included informed consent from the victims as well as referral system for psychosocial support. Last month, two of LFJL’s officers travelled to Europe to interview selected survivors in-person and gather their testimonies. We have also been coordinating with partners in Libya to conduct field research on specific detention facilities and on state and non-state actors allegedly involved in serious international crimes against migrants and refugees in Libya. Follow-up editing and legal analysis of the collected materials is ongoing. The results and findings of this investigation will support the litigation efforts in the Netherlands and other relevant jurisdictions. We are looking forward to updating you on our outputs resulting from this mission in the coming months, which will include audiovisual material and a report.
By John Comai | Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
By Raheema Abdirizaq | Communications Officer
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