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PRESS RELEASE The Hague, Netherlands, 3 DECEMBER 2025 On 1 December 2025, German authorities surrendered Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, also known as “Al-Booti,” to the International Criminal Court (ICC). His transfer marks the first time a wanted suspect has been brought before the Court since the investigation in the Libya Situation was opened in 2011. This is an important step toward justice for victims of grave crimes committed across Libya. “In times of attacks against t

Dear journalists, On Friday, 12 September 2025, at 11:00, in front of UNHCR’s global headquarters in Geneva, three refugee-led collectives — Refugees in Libya, Refugees in Niger, and Refugees in Tunisia — will launch a landmark publication: 📕 Book of Shame: How UNHCR Fails to Protect Refugees in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger (Vol. 1, 2025) This is the first book of its kind written and compiled by refugees and refugee-led groups. It documents how UNHCR fails to protect refugees

The release and return to Tripoli of Almasri, a human trafficker and war criminal leaves us astonished, incredulous. Almasri's return to Tripoli An incredible and dangerous thing has happened The release and return to Tripoli of one of Libya's most ferocious criminals, a human trafficker and war criminal on whom an international arrest warrant has been hanging for some time, leaves us astonished, incredulous. Some of us (Refugees in Libya) have suffered torture in the Mitiga