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International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda called Wednesday before the UN Security Council for the execution of three outstanding arrest warrants for Libyans accused of various war crimes and crimes against humanity. Bensouda appeared before the Security Council to deliver her seventeenth annual report on the situation in Libya, which the ICC has [...]

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Wednesday that Libyan National Army Major Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli has not yet been arrested by Libyan national authorities, despite an ICC warrant issued in August 2017. The warrant for Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli was issued after he was accused of executing 33 [...]

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released from prison Friday, according to the Abu Bakr al-Sideeq militia, which was held him for the past five years. Saif, 44, who was the most high-profile of...

The 2014 trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi failed to meet international fair trial standards, according to a UN report published Tuesday. The UN "closely monitored" the proceedings and conducted individual investigations with integral parties. The report...

Justice and accountability are crucial aspects of achieving and maintaining peace in Libya, International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Thursday. She also encouraged [UN News Centre...

A court in Tripoli sentenced Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , and eight others to death for war crimes dating back to the 2011 revolution. Twenty-three other defendants were handed sentences ranging...

Libya's House of Representatives on Monday voted to suspend the law barring from office any officials that served under Muammar Gaddafi . The law was passed in May 2013 by Libya's General National...

Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday warned that increasing violence and political instability in Libya are impeding measures to end impunity. In a briefing to the UN Security Council...

Libya's Supreme Constitutional Court on Monday refused to accept the appointment of Ahmed Maetig as the country's new prime minister, declaring the nomination unconstitutional. The rejection of the Islamist-led parliament's appointment was not accompanied by any further details or...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled Wednesday that the case against Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi may proceed in the ICC and that Libyan authorities must immediately surrender Saif al-Islam to The...