Several witnesses interviewed in connection to alleged shootings of migrants and refugees trying to escape from the building of the Tajoura

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2020-072-003
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2020
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 26.3351

Longitude: 17.228331

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Libya
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • OHCHR: OHCHR - General
  • UN Peace Operation / Political mission
Dates of prior UN action
July 2019
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Type of rights defended
  • Accountability & impunity
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

interview with UNSMIL

Engagement with UN body
  • UN Peace Operation / Political mission
Dates of engagement
Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
Unclear
Reprisal information

UNSMIL noted it was denied entry to interview survivors and regretted the obstruction of its work despite assurances provided by the Government of National Accord Deputy Minister of Interior for Migration (para. 4). It reported that migrants and refugees interviewed in connection to the incident confirmed their fears of reprisals and, therefore, did not provide names of victims during interviews (para.7). Further, several witnesses interviewed in connection to alleged shootings of migrants and refugees trying to escape from the building of the Tajoura Detention Centre did not provide the names of the victims or any other details, noting their fear of reprisals by Tajoura personnel (para. 21).

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
Unclear
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0