Extrajudicial killings on the rise in Libya, human rights body says

The Head of the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL), Ahmed Abdel Hakim, said that during the past five months, Libya had witnessed dozens of killings, adding that 172 cases of extrajudicial killings were committed across the country between January and May 2022.

Abdel Hakim added, in statements reported by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, that these numbers are a dangerous indication of the high rate of extrajudicial killings, the growing phenomenon of impunity, and the absence of the role of law enforcement authorities, calling on the security apparatuses to play their role in protecting the lives and properties of citizens.

Libyan cities have witnessed a wave of escalating assassinations recently, most of which were concentrated in Misurata, which raises security fears of a resurgence of internal fighting in a number of regions.