Human rights violations are ubiquitous in Libya and Jamal Al-Hajji, a 54 year old human rights activist, did not shy away from exposing the systematic abuses carried out by the Libyan authorities. During the past few years, Mr Al-Hajji has been the frequent target of harassment by the security services after bringing to light various human rights violations committed by the Libyan authorities. Questioned in November 2009 regarding a complaint he submitted to the Libyan Justice Minister, he was eventually arrested by State Security services on 9 December 2009 and transferred to Jdeida prison in Tripoli, where he remains to date. His family has still not been able to visit him.

On 25 November 2009, Libyan authorities released Saleh Salem Ahmeed after having served nearly 25 years behind bars. Mr Ahmeed was arrested on 3 November 1986 on fabricated murder charges. During the arrest, his house was ransacked and burned. He was then sentenced to life imprisonment in what has been described as an unfair trial and his right to appeal was immediately rejected.

The Libyan Committee for Truth and Justice has informed Alkarama of Abdelatif al-Raqoubi's release from Abu Slim prison on 15 October 2009. The committee thanked Alkarama for its efforts on Mr al-Raqoubi's behalf, and championed the continued efforts of human rights defenders' work in Libya.