In her UNSC briefing on 19 February, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said that ‘the activities of non-State and quasi-State armed actors continue to pose a threat to Libya’s fragile stability.’
DiCarlo stressed that the continuing trend of arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances across Libya is deeply concerning, including increasing number of deaths in custody, with 15 cases recorded since March 2024. She noted that while UNSMIL has been recently granted access to detention facilities in Mitiga, Benghazi, and al-Bayda in ‘a positive gesture by the respective authorities’, much wider access and systemic reforms are needed to help the Libyan justice and corrections system align with international human rights standards.
DiCarlo said that the ‘alarming and tragic discovery of mass graves following raids on human trafficking sites highlights the severe danger faced by migrants in Libya,’ adding that to date, 93 bodies have been exhumed in Jikharra and Al-Kufra district. She pleaded for donors to keep supporting Sudanese refugees in Libya, highlighting that the 2025 Libyan chapter of the Sudan Refugee Regional Response Plan requires $106 million – double the support from 2024 – and targets 446,000 individuals as refugees continue to arrive in Libya.