The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) said it was sorry to see the intentional marginalization and exclusion of the civil society groups by the Deputy Head of Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi, in human rights, law enforcement, transitional justice and narrative reconciliation processes, according to a statement published on its website.
NCHRL indicated that such a conduct by the Presidential Council is a failure to set the rules and foundation for national reconciliation, as it continues to ignore the participation of significant actors and groups from the Libyan society.
It added that this could threaten to destroy all the previous progress and agreements over the past years, noting that national reconciliation is a process for all Libyans without any kind of exclusion or elimination.
NCHRL explained government institutions are working alone in preparation for national reconciliation laws and this is unprofessional and cannot lead to a common ground among all Libyans. It’s completely unacceptable.
It urged the Presidential Council to hold dialogues with civil society groups, legal and cultural activists and other parties specialized in human rights and international humanitarian law to discuss the draft law for national reconciliation.
