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Libya: the UN Human Rights Committee called upon to intervene in the case of Abdenacer Younis Al Rabassi, arbitrarily detained since 2003

LBY - News | 22 December 2008
On 17 December 2008, Alkarama submitted an individual complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding Mr Abdenacer Younis Al Rabassi, victim to grave violations of his fundamental rights.

Libya: Dr Idriss Aboufaied, released in October, arrives in Geneva

LBY - News | 16 December 2008
Dr Idriss Aboufaied arrived on 11 December 2008 in Geneva. He was released on 9 October 2008 after 22 months of detention, much of it incommunicado. He has been authorised by the Libyan authorities to travel overseas to receive appropriate medical treatment.

Libya: Release of Mr Abdaslam, detained since 28 December 2007

LBY - News | 02 December 2008
On 30 November 2008, Mr Salem Mohamed Mjber Abdaslam, who had been arbitrarily detained since his arrest by Internal Security Services since 28 December 2007, was released.

Libya: The death in custody in suspicious conditions of Mr Abdelhamid Al Daquel

LBY - News | 13 November 2008
Alkarama submitted to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on torture the case of Mr Abdelhamid Al Daquel, who died in detention on an undetermined date. He was arrested and had been detained incommunicado since 26 January 1989.

Libya: Enforced disappearance and torture, followed by the death, of Mr Ismail Al Khazmi

LBY - News | 07 November 2008
On 6 November 2008, Alkarama for Human Rights and TRIAL (Track Impunity Always) jointly submitted an individual communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding Ismail Al Khazmi, a Libyan, who was arrested and detained arbitrarily since June 17 2006. On 1 May 2007, his family was informed of his death.

Qatar - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

No

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 11.01.2000
Optional Protocol: No
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): Yes
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

State report: Due on 23.11.2016 (3rd)
Last concluding observations: 25.01.2013

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

No

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 05.2014 (2nd cycle)
Next review: -

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) – Status A

Last review: 10.2010
Next review: 11.2015