ILAC worked with its member organisations, justice sector actors and Libyan civil society to promote human rights culture and prepare for transitional justice processes in Libya.
Regional Background
In Libya, the Arab Spring resulted in a civil war that persists until today throughout the country. Formal institutions are not functional and armed groups have undermined the justice sector.
Justice and accountability are necessary for Libya’s progress toward peace. Until the justice sector institutions are fully functional, it is important to support Libyan citizens to find alternative (informal) justice paths.
What we did in Libya
Our activities in Libya aimed to ensure that Libyan civil society and justice sector actors were better able to promote human rights culture and are better prepared for transitional justice processes. Our work focused on:
- promoting human rights culture through public legal education on radion and through community dialogue;
- supporting Libyan partners to hold community dialogue to identify local-level transitional justice needs.
Our Members and Partners
Our role was to coordinate our members, national and international partners, to avoid duplication of efforts, to ensure cost-efficiency and to report to donors.
Part of our three-year ILAC MENA regional programme, the activities in Libya were implemented by our members American Bar Association Rule Of Law Initiative and Public International Law & Policy Group.
Additionally, ILAC was the point of contact for the donor – the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Projects in Libya
