ICC makes progress in investigating alleged war crimes in Libya

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ICC makes progress in investigating alleged war crimes in Libya  The International Criminal Court told the UN Security Council in a statement about its progress with regards to investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in conflict-riddled Libya. Earlier this week, the Libyan government also accepted the ICC's authority to investigate crimes.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/16/icc-makes-progress-in-investigating-alleged-war-crimes-in-libya  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The International Criminal Court has made significant progress in its investigations

00:06into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Libya, the court told the UN Security

00:11Council on Thursday. The Mediterranean country lived through a brutal civil war from 2014-2020

00:18and has been fragile ever since. This progress reflects the office's ongoing commitment

00:24to delivering on its mandate under challenging circumstances. In this endeavor to fight

00:30impunity, it is crucial for all states to fulfill their obligations under the Rome Statute

00:36and in accordance with Security Council Resolution 1970 from 2011. This includes arresting and

00:43transferring to the ICC individuals who are the subject of arrest warrants. Lastly, we reaffirm

00:50our steadfast and unwavering support for the court as an independent and impartial judicial

00:56institution.

00:58Earlier this week, the Libyan government accepted the ICC's jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed

01:03in its territory. The court now hopes that this will facilitate the investigations into potential

01:09crimes committed since 2011.

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