On 15 September, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report urging Libyan authorities to ‘urgently investigate and provide information on two missing members of parliament’, in reference to House of Representatives (HoR) members Seham Sergewa, abducted in July 2019, and Ibrahim al-Drissi, abducted in May 2024. Based on graphic images and video footage circulating on social media, the report raised concerns about the parliament members’ wellbeing. ‘Eastern Libyan authorities and the military leadership should be doing all they can to address enforced disappearances in areas under their control and by forces under their command,” said Hanan Salah, HRW’s associate Middle East and North Africa director.
Read the full report here.