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would be the simplest and strongest basis for promoting accountability for violations of
international human rights and humanitarian law in Libya.
70.
UNSMIL continued its work under a joint project with UNDP to support transitional
justice and reconciliation at the local and national levels. The aim of the project is to
support the Misrata-Tawergha joint committee in implementing a road map that includes
supporting transitional justice processes and facilitating the return of internally displaced
persons in safety and dignity; addressing allegations of past human right violations;
addressing some of the fundamental causes of the conflict between the two communities;
and promoting dialogue between them. Approximately 100 families of internally displaced
persons have thus far returned to the city, among an estimated 43,000 who had been
displaced since the 2011 armed conflict.
Technical support
71.
UNSMIL/OHCHR continued to engage with the Office of the Prosecutor General
and other officials on issues relating to fair trial standards, criminal law reform and
accountability, and raised several individual cases of concern and patterns of abuse.
72.
In July 2019, UNSMIL participated in a workshop organized in Tunis by the Public
International Law and Policy Group on transitional justice in Libya. The workshop
gathered representatives of the National Transitional Council fact-finding commission, of
the judiciary and civil society organizations, with discussions focusing on the planning of
awareness-raising activities on transitional justice.
73.
On 22 and 23 June, UNSMIL and UNDP jointly organized a consultation
workshop on the return of internally displaced Tawergha in Tunis. The event bought
together representatives from Tripoli, Benghazi and other areas to champion a unified
vision for their return.
74.
On 27 and 28 June, UNSMIL and UNDP jointly organized a consultation workshop
in Tunis for youth from Misrata and Tawergha to promote co-existence and to create
common ground for reconciliation and social cohesion between young people.
VII.
United Nations human rights due diligence policy
75.
The United Nations system in Libya continued its efforts to implement the human
rights due diligence policy on United Nations support to non-United Nations security forces
(A/67/775-S/2013/110, annex). UNSMIL and the United Nations country team continued
to provide advice and support to Libyan security forces with a view to mitigating the
identified risks of grave violations of international humanitarian law, human rights law or
refugee law by non-United Nations security forces that have been recipients of United
Nations support.
76.
In March, under the joint UNSMIL/UNDP project on policing and security,
UNSMIL provided technical assistance to the Judicial Police to organize training for 14
police trainers on the new curricula developed by an expert, aiming to provide modern and
practical training materials for new recruits, based on international standards.
77.
In relation to United Nations support to the Libyan Coast Guard and the Department
for Combating Illegal Migration, the country task force decided on 13 November to review
relevant risk assessments and related mitigation measures in response to reports of
continued grave violations and abuses of the human rights of migrants and refugees.
78.
In November, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime initiated a risk
assessment in accordance with the human rights due diligence policy in relation to a
planned project on dismantling criminal networks in Libya involved in migrant smuggling
and trafficking in persons and on building the capacity of non-United Nations security
forces for this purpose.
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