Today, HIC-HLRN has contributed its stakeholder submission to the UN Human Rights Council for the 4th round of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Libya. The submission poses questions and recommendations for Libya to ensure “effective remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity,” as guaranteed in ICCPR, which Libya ratified in 1976. It treats two types of remedy:
- Housing, land and property (HLP) restitution and
- Transitional justice (TJ) processes.
Unpacking the restitution issues, the submission focuses on three contexts of deprivation entitling victims to remedy: (1) the housing, land and property confiscations under the previous government`s Law No. 4; (2) the displacements and other losses and damages arising from the armed conflicts since 2011; and (3) the costs, loss and damage resulting from climate change. The questions prepared for Libya`s review and the recommendations proffered for States cooperating in this upcoming UPR reflect the entitlements of victims of these events and developments affecting Libyans` habitat-related human rights and the corresponding obligations of all concerned States. They also reflect the three standard duties of States engaging in the UPR process, namely:
1. The duty to undergo a review in each four-year UPR cycle,
2. The duty to participate in the review of other States and
3. The duty to address the extraterritorial obligations of States the respect and protect human rights in dealings with the State under review, whether those relations are conducted by organs of the reviewing State, or entities domiciled in that State.
During this review period (2020-25), Libya has undergone much interference by other States, non-State actors and corporations who bear responsibility for the dismemberment of the Libyan State and the ensuing human rights violations. The human rights-implementation principle of international cooperation and assistance figures large in both the violations and their prospective remedies through such processes as remedying loss and damage arising from climate change and making restitution for military interventions.
HIC-HLRN looks forward to the full UPR of Libya between December 2025 and February 2026.
Download the HIC-HLRN submission here.
Photo: A combination image of satellite photos shows an area before and after powerful Storm Daniel and heavy rainfall hit Derna, Libya, 2 September 2023 (top) and 12 September 2023 (bottom). Source: Planet Labs PBC via Reuters.
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