A Sierra Leonean man is being locked up in jail, at a detention centre in the south-western Libya city of Sabha – 640 kilometres from the capital Tripoli – since early February and is yet to receive any official visitation ...
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Migrants in Libya suffer as security remains poor
Nov 12, 2013
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GENEVA, Switzerland, November 12, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – The recent conflict continues to affect thousands in Libya, with displaced people and migrants hardest hit. The lack of stability and security has worsened their situation over the last three months. ...
Canada eases sanctions against Libya
Oct 1, 2013
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OTTAWA, Canada, October 1, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that Canada is amending its Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Libya in accordance with United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2095. Under ...
UN Security Council amends its travel ban and asset freeze list concerning Libya
Sep 6, 2013
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NEW YORK, September 6, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – On 4 September, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya updated the entries specified below to its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the travel ...
IOM helps Sierra Leonean migrants in Libya to return home
Jun 4, 2013
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GENEVA, Switzerland, June 4, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – At the request of the Government of Sierra Leone and in coordination with the Libyan authorities and the Sierra Leonean embassy, IOM has helped 35 Sierra Leonean migrants stranded in Libya ...
Psychosocial course aims to heal scars caused by Libyan conflict
May 17, 2013
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GENEVA, Switzerland, May 17, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) –IOM, in partnership with Tripoli University, has completed a six-month course for 31 Libyan health, educational and social experts on how to cope with psychological reactions in the aftermath of 2011 ...
Libyan judiciary prepares to combat human trafficking
Apr 6, 2013
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GENEVA, Switzerland, April 5, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – IOM, in partnership with the Libyan Ministry of Justice and the Institute of High Court Judges, has completed a series counter-trafficking workshops attended by 102 judges and prosecutors in the Libyan ...
Chadian migrants expelled from Libya “Growing Concern,” says IOM
Mar 22, 2013
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GENEVA, Switzerland, March 22, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – IOM is concerned about the wellbeing of undocumented Chadian migrants whom the Libyan authorities are returning to Chad in growing numbers. Road convoys carrying Chadian migrants are increasingly arriving at ...
Security Council Committee Concerning Libya amends its travel ban and assets freeze list
Mar 22, 2013
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NEW YORK, March 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – On 20 March 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya updated the entry specified below to its List of Individuals and Entities subject to the ...
Libya: Thousands need help following tribal clashes in Nafusa mountains
Mar 7, 2013
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GENEVA, Switzerland, March 7, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – Over the past three days, thousands of people have been displaced by tribal clashes in Libya’s Nafusa mountains. In cooperation with the Libyan Red Crescent, the International Committee of the ...
EU prepares support to border management in Libya
Mar 6, 2013
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BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The Council today approved the crisis management concept for a possible new civilian Common Security and Defence Policy mission to support capacity building for border management in Libya. European ...
Libya after Ghadaffi – For better or for worse?
Oct 24, 2012
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Despite western euphoria that greeted the NATO-led UN mandate of the “Responsibility to protect” (R2P) as “mission accomplished” following the death of Moamar Ghaddafi a year ago, Libya is still at war with itself (characterized by continued loss of life ...