A new report by the Libyan Crimes Watch Organization (LCW) reveals a disturbing rise in grave human rights abuses across Libya during July, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and systematic efforts to disrupt the electoral process.
The organization holds both official security agencies and armed groups responsible for the ongoing violations, accusing Libyan authorities of failing to protect civilians or hold perpetrators accountable.
The report documented the death of activist Abdelmonem Rajab Al-Marimi, 51, who died at Al-Khalil Hospital in Tripoli after falling from the third floor of the Attorney General’s office. He had been arbitrarily detained a day earlier in Surman by plainclothes officers affiliated with the Internal Security Agency.
LCW described the circumstances surrounding his death as deeply suspicious and called for an independent investigation.
The report also highlighted the kidnapping of two protesters, Ayman Zamit and Mohammed Aoun, who were abducted on July 7 by unidentified armed men in Tripoli.
The two were targeted for participating in demonstrations demanding political change and were later released under threats to cease all activism.
On July 21, a municipal council candidate in Al-Aziziya was attacked by gunmen who opened fire on his car. The same candidate had previously received threats in an attempt to force his withdrawal from the race.
LCW recorded at least 10 coordinated attacks on voter card distribution centers between June 28 and July 6, carried out by armed elements believed to be linked to the Libyan Arab Armed Forces. These attacks took place in cities such as Benghazi, Sabha, Sirte, and Tobruk, disrupting the electoral process in those areas.
The report also noted the recovery of 31 bodies of migrants, many of them Egyptians, along Libyan shores following multiple shipwrecks. The organization condemned the Libyan state’s failure to protect migrants or provide safe pathways.
LCW holds multiple actors responsible, including the Internal Security Agency, the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the GNU, and the 55th Brigade.
It urged the UN, ICC, and international stakeholders to increase pressure on Libyan authorities and resume criminal investigations to end the growing culture of impunity.
