A/HRC/25/42 would include transitional justice measures addressing, inter alia, the need to establish the facts on the events relating to Misrata and Tawergha as a necessary step towards the resolution of the dispute between the two communities. The Division has also provided advice for a proposed national conference on internal displacement in Libya organized by the Government, which has not yet taken place. The Division will provide further support to the Government in addressing the situation in accordance with the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. 5. Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers 19. The situation of migrants remains a major concern. According to the Ministry of the Interior, as of November 2013 there were 4,775 persons held under Law 19 of 2010 in detention centres throughout Libya, including in Ajdabiya, Brak al-Shati’, al-Hamra (Gheryan), al-Khoms, Sabratha and Surman. Law 19 of 2010 states that “[t]he foreigner, who is an illegal migrant, is punished by imprisonment with labour or a penalty not exceeding 1,000 [Libyan] dinars. In all cases, the foreigner convicted of one of the crimes enumerated in this law shall be deported … once the punishment is completed.” Conditions in the detention centres are extremely poor, with chronic overcrowding, reports of illtreatment and forced labour and a lack of basic sanitary and hygiene standards. Moreover, the Libyan authorities have not established a screening mechanism to guarantee the protection of vulnerable individuals, such as children, and limited efforts have been made to address the situation. The Libyan authorities have noted that further resources are required, as well as further international and regional cooperation. 20. UNSMIL is working closely with UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration and other international agencies in advocating for the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and participating in joint monitoring visits to the detention centres. UNSMIL has also worked closely with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in providing training for police officers which covered, inter alia, the protection of the rights of smuggled migrants and the importance of not conflating migration issues with the fight against the trafficking of persons and transnational criminal networks. The Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division will continue to follow the situation and provide advice to the authorities on addressing issues relating to the promotion and protection of the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. B. Administration of justice 1. Detention related to the 2011 conflict 21. The situation of conflict-related detainees remains a critical concern in urgent need of resolution. According to the Ministry of Justice, as of the end of December 2013, fewer than 7,000 such detainees were held across the country, mostly by armed brigades, without any proper judicial process. Since 2012, the Government has sought to bring armed brigades involved in detentions under the official authority of the State by affiliating them to specific ministries, even though in many cases the armed brigades have retained actual control of the detention centres. 22. On 1 October 2013, OHCHR and UNSMIL issued a joint report describing the treatment of detainees in Libya.7 The reports sets out how prolonged detention and interrogation at the hands of armed brigades without experience or training in the handling of detainees, as well as the lack of effective judicial oversight or accountability, has created 7 Available from http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/LY/TortureDeathsDetentionLibya.pdf. 7

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