According to information received by OHCHR, some representatives of Libyan-based organizations did not attend a round table hosted by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Geneva on 6 and 7 February 2024, due to fear of reprisals. The roundtable was a closed-door and non-public event that aimed at providing technical assistance for advancing the promotion and protection of freedom of association in Libya, in accordance with international human rights law and standards. According to information received by OHCHR, an online campaign against the roundtable and those attending was launched on social media two days before the event. The online campaign allegedly described the roundtable organized by the Special Rapporteur as an event promoting the human rights of lesbian, gays, bisexual and intersex people (LGBTI) and portrayed also civil society organizations and actors and anyone attending it as supporters of feminism and the human rights of LGBTI persons. Reportedly, the campaign included messages urging the Internal Security Agency (ISA) to investigate those attending. Following the social media campaign, some Libyan-based organizations cancelled their participation due to fear that engagement with the Special Rapporteur in that context, would put them at risk of reprisals.