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To find organisations working for LGBTQI+ rights, visit our Libya LGBTQI+ Resources page.
For Libya country of origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents visit our Libya COI page.
Refugee protection
Click here to see the numbers and origins of refugees hosted by Libya.
The following sections contain information on the most important international treaties and agreements of which Libya is signatory, as well as national legislation relevant to the protection of refugees.
Libya has not ratified and is not a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees or its Protocol. It has however ratified the 1969 Convention governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa (OAU Convention), which adopts the same definition of a refugee as the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol.
Libya has yet to implement the OAU Convention through the adoption of asylum-related legislation or procedures. Furtermore, Libyan law considers asylum-seekers and refugees as illegal migrants and arbitrary detention in lifethreatening conditions is widespread, with frequent allegations of torture, or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
For more information on the situation for refugees in Libya, click here for a report by Amnesty International.
Legal aid organisations
Website
Email: info@libyanjustice.org
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7609 6734
‘We are a Libyan and international independent non-governmental organisation. We work on and in Libya with a growing network of lawyers, activists and grassroots communities across and outside the country.’
‘We see ourselves not merely as observers but as active participants, during Libya’s transition and beyond, where justice is an integral and continuous part of the process. Our work is rooted in a rights-based and victim-centred approach: we believe that all engagement and policies must be founded on a framework of human rights and ensure that individuals and communities can participate fully as a fundamental part of leading dignified lives.’
Email: ioprngo@yahoo.com
Tel: +218217183650
Mob: +2018913773092
Contact for legal assistance: Mr Ibrahim Klame
Mob : +218913740361
Head of the Organisation: Mr Jamal M. Ali Al Grabli
The IOCEA has worked with refugees and migrants in Libya since 2011. They work in partnership with other international organisations, the UNHCR and the Danish Refugee Council to implement jointly their programme in Libya. The IOCEA works to promote the introduction of legislation safeguarding the rights of refugees and asylum seekers; which they have assisted in drafting. They also provide legal advice and representation for asylum seekers and refugees in Libya.
Organisations providing other support to refugees
Website
Address: Hay Al Andalus, Tripoli-Libya
Tel: 00218-21-4777225
Email: LibyaPublicInfo@iom.int
The International Organization for Migration is the leading inter-governmental organization promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with a presence in over 100 countries, and supporting 175 member states to improve migration management. In 2021, IOM´s work on the mobility dimensions of crisis reached 31.7 million persons (including internally displaced persons, refugees and migrants) and host community members.
The Organization works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, be they refugees, displaced persons or other uprooted people. The IOM Constitution gives explicit recognition to the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement of persons.
Website
Contact person: Yann Faivre, Executive Director West & North Africa and Latin America
Email: yann.faivre@drc.ngo
Contact person: Victor Manuel Velasco Corrochano, Country Director
Email: victor.velasco@drc.ngo
DRC Libya works to support all people affected by conflict and displacement regardless of their status. We focus on the needs of vulnerable internally displaced people, returnees and host communities as well as migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
To see the Libyan Factsheet, click here
Website
Address: Serraj Registration Centre, Sehel Aljfara Road, next to Almashtel Roundabout, Serraj Area, Tripoli
Email: LBYTR@UNHCR.ORG
In Libya, UNHCR supports the Libyan authorities to improve living conditions for displaced and conflict-affected Libyans and works with partners to assist vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees.
UNHCR Registration Hotline: 0911633466
(From Sunday to Thursday 08:30-16:30)
UNHCR Protection Hotline: 0917127644
(From Sunday to Thursday 08:30-16:30)
Tawasul Common Feedback Mechanism hotline: 1404
(From Sunday to Thursday 09:00-23:00)
Toll-free country-wide to obtain information on humanitarian programmes, voice complaints and provide feedback and get referrals to the humanitarian organizations that are best-suited to handle the reported issue.
CESVI hotlines: 0910027717 OR 0922767166
(From Sunday to Thursday 09:00-17:00)
For mental health and psychosocial assistance, assistance in relation to gender-based violence, issues related to child protection, other protection service, cash assistance, and appointments for visiting the Community Day Centre.
IRC for Health Assistance
Medical emergency hotline: 0910354839
(24/7 – Every day at any time)
Hotline for general consultations: 0910347365
(From Sunday to Thursday 09:00-17:00
Hotline for reproductive health and antenatal consultations: 0910354818
(From Sunday to Thursday 09:00-17:00)
Libya LGBTQI+ Resources
Find organisations working for refugee LGBTQI+ rights in Libya.
Libya COI
Find Libya Country of Origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents.
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Last updated May 2023