Libya’s Interior Minister has stated that the country is now home to over 4 million undocumented migrants. He emphasized that Libya cannot handle this burden alone, as economic and security challenges continue to grow. Without better controls, he warned, the continued flow of immigrants without controls will lead to the deterioration of security and social [...]

The United Nations has warned against misinformation campaigns creating hate speech and tensions toward refugees and migrants in Libya. Public unrest has increased with calls to expel undocumented migrants. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah stressed that Libya will not become a destination for irregular migration and urged the public not to be misled by false [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the European Union for helping Libyan forces send back more than 3,800 migrants to Libya over the past three months. During this time, at least 400 people have died or disappeared while trying to cross the sea. Judith Sunderland from HRW called the EU’s actions “appalling” and urged them [...]

The Libyan government has officially rejected any attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians from their homeland. As tensions escalate in Gaza, some international actors have proposed relocating Palestinians to other countries, but Libya has firmly stated that such displacement would be unjust and unacceptable. Libya emphasizes the right of Palestinians to remain in their land and [...]