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Allison West
@allisonrwest.bsky.social
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Senior Legal Advisor @ecchr.bsky.social | Int'l law & human rights politics & praxis, detention & NAWA (MENA), freedom dreams
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libyanjustice.bsky.social
#Libya’s Universal Periodic Review (#UPR) will take place tomorrow, 11 November, at the #UN Human Rights Council. This review is an important moment to assess Libya’s human rights situation and highlight the areas where action is urgently needed.
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
allisonrwest.bsky.social
Almasri’s detention in Tripoli is a welcome step, but accountability depends on what comes next. Libya’s GNU must now fulfill its ICC obligations, under UN Security Council Res. 1970 & its own Art. 12(3) declaration of ICC jurisdiction, by surrendering him & all others wanted by the ICC to The Hague
Libyan general accused of crimes against humanity arrested in Tripoli
Osama Almasri Najim was arrested in Italy in January on an ICC warrant, only to be released and flown back to Libya
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
allisonrwest.bsky.social
In Brussels today, I was honored to support the Justice Fleet’s stand for international law in the Central Med— part of the broader struggle for justice alongside people on the move facing crimes against humanity in Libya & at sea, enabled & sustained by European policies & cooperation with Libyans👇
ecchr.bsky.social ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · 20d
After years of escalating human rights violations by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard, 13 search and rescue organizations are founding the #JusticeFleet and suspending the operational communication with the Libyan Rescue Coordination Centre 👉 www.ecchr.eu/en/press-rel... @allisonrwest.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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ecchr.bsky.social
"Europa beteiligt sich in Libyen seit Jahren an Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit, ohne für seine Mittäterschaft zur Rechenschaft gezogen zu werden." Ein Gastbeitrag von ECCHRs @allisonrwest.bsky.social und Sigrun Matthiesen über die völkerrechtlichen Konsequenzen Abschottungspolitik Europas.
Verbrecherische Komplizen: Libyen und die EU
Es war ein Tiefpunkt in der Geschichte der Seenotrettung: 20 Minuten lang beschoss am 24. August ein Patrouillenboot der libyschen Küstenwache die Ocean Viking, ein Rettungsschiff der Seenotrettungsor...
www.blaetter.de
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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ecchr.bsky.social
Crimes against Humanity need to be investigated by the ICC, not funded by EU-money. This is the essence of a letter from 38 EU-MEPs to the Commission. They demand to “immediately halt all forms of support — financial, technical, or operational — to the LCG, the DCIM and any other Libyan entity.”
October 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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ecchr.bsky.social
Deutsches & Italienisches Parlament verlängern Abkommen mit Libyschen Staatsmilizen. EU-Regierungen sind Komplizen bei Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit auf dem Mittelmeer und in Libyschen Haftlagern. Wir unterstützen die Proteste in Rom mit @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
taz.de/Fluechtlings...
Flüchtlingsabwehr im Mittelmeer: Weiter mit den libyschen Folterern
Trotz anhaltender Menschenrechtsverletzungen: Deutschland und Italien entscheiden sich für weitere Kooperation mit Libyens Küstenwache.
taz.de
October 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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juliawinkler.bsky.social
On Monday, I had the pleasure to moderate a powerful panel with @allisonrwest.bsky.social/ @ecchr.bsky.social, David Yambio/ @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social & Phoebe Walton/Forensis at the 5th “Understanding Prison” session by MENA Prison Forum—this time on Libya’s prison industry & EU complicity.1/6
Four people on a panel.
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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allisonrwest.bsky.social
Join us on Monday, 6 October in Berlin for a film screening and talk about Libya’s Detention Industry & Italy’s Complicity👇

@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
@de-criminalize.bsky.social
@medico2.bsky.social @forensicarchi.bsky.social
@libyanjustice.bsky.social
ecchr.bsky.social ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · Sep 25
Save the date: 6 Oct - MENA Prison Forum in Berlin #5 Libya

The Berlin premiere of the documentary „Escaping Libya’s Detention Industry“ will be followed by a discussion on international crimes committed against migrants and refugees in Libya and the Mediterranean.
www.ecchr.eu/en/event/men...
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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amnesty.de
Danke Berlin!
#AllEyesOnGaza
September 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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davidyambio.bsky.social
I’m deeply disappointed that there’s no outrage or news coverage about the violent xenophobic attacks happening in Libya. Black African “migrants” are being looted and beaten to death, with many being driven out of sight and into concentration camps for extortion.
September 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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artepovera.bsky.social
Join us?

💥Workshops w/ @papertrailmedia.de @amnesty.de @interseclab.bsky.social

💥Dig. Security Clinic w/ @accessnow.org, @pressefreiheit.bsky.social&Tact. Tech

💥Panel w/ @donncha.is @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davidyambio.bsky.social @anjaosterhaus.bsky.social

&Art by @forensicarchi.bsky.social
Weißer Text auf schwarzem Grund: Digital Surveillance: How States are Spying on the Resistance, mit Logos von HAU und Amnesty International
September 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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theecre.bsky.social
#ECREWeekly updates on EU MARITIME BORDERS:
▪️ Tragedies in Med
▪️ Footage of Libyan militiamen in people smuggling
▪️ Spanish Navy chief issues stark reminder about the Law of the Sea
▪️ Fatal accident in the Aegean
▪️ French police accused of causing deaths in Indian Ocean

🔗 shorturl.at/UsD4A
September 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
allisonrwest.bsky.social
Join us on Monday, 6 October in Berlin for a film screening and talk about Libya’s Detention Industry & Italy’s Complicity👇

@refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
@de-criminalize.bsky.social
@medico2.bsky.social @forensicarchi.bsky.social
@libyanjustice.bsky.social
ecchr.bsky.social ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · Sep 25
Save the date: 6 Oct - MENA Prison Forum in Berlin #5 Libya

The Berlin premiere of the documentary „Escaping Libya’s Detention Industry“ will be followed by a discussion on international crimes committed against migrants and refugees in Libya and the Mediterranean.
www.ecchr.eu/en/event/men...
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Reposted by Allison West
libyanjustice.bsky.social
Our #DiaryFromTheSea series closes with reflections - shifting from sea to land, lessons carried forward, and a mission that continues.

The diaries end here, but the work to protect the dignity & human rights at sea goes on.

#LFJL #SOSHumanity #Libya
@sos-humanity.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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swp-mea.bsky.social
Alaa Abdelfatah ist frei, doch Ägyptens Repressionsapparat bleibt. Stephan Roll erklärt, warum Sisis Schritt weniger Reformsignal ist als ein Versuch, innen-& außenpolitischen Druck zu mindern.
Hier lesen 👇 www.nzz.ch/internationa...
Warum begnadigt das Sisi-Regime Ägyptens prominentesten Häftling gerade jetzt?
Im Arabischen Frühling wurde Alaa Abdelfatah zum Sprachrohr einer ganzen Generation. Nun wurde er nach jahrelanger Haft freigelassen. Die Regierung spricht von Menschenrechten und Toleranz, doch das i...
www.nzz.ch
September 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
allisonrwest.bsky.social
Microsoft has terminated the Israeli military’s access to technology it used to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls daily in Gaza & the West Bank, saying Unit 8200, the military’s elite spy agency, violated the company’s terms of service
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 25
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project * Middle East crisis – live updates Microsoft has terminated the Israeli military’s access to technology it used to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls made each day in Gaza and the West Bank, the Guardian can reveal. Microsoft told Israeli officials late last week that Unit 8200, the military’s elite spy agency, had violated the company’s terms of service by storing the vast trove of surveillance data in its Azure cloud platform, sources familiar with the situation said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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refugeesinlibya.bsky.social
EU Commission: Stop Funding Abuse in Libya — Joint Letter from 42 Humanitarian and Civil Society Groups

www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/eu-comm...
EU Commission: Stop Funding Abuse in Libya — Joint Letter from 42 Humanitarian and Civil Society Groups
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23.09.2025 16:30 CETEU Commission must cut Libyan Coast Guard funding after rescue ship shooting, say 42 humanitarian and civil society groupsEuropean funds should not be provided to...
www.refugeesinlibya.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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theecre.bsky.social
Deaths in the Mediterranean and along other routes are preventable. But political will is lacking to stop them.
More than 100 Sudanese refugees dead or missing in shipwrecks off Libya
At least 110 people have died or gone missing after two boats carrying mostly Sudanese refugees sunk off the coast of Tobruk, Libya.
www.rfi.fr
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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michaelbarenboim.bsky.social
A criminal complaint against German Government officials and arms trade executives was filed today by a collective of lawyers in Berlin with the support of the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) and Law for Palestine

elsc.support/de/the-time-...
The Time for Accountability is Now: Criminal Complaint against German Government Officials for Aiding and Abetting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza - The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) %
Berlin, September 19, 2025 - A criminal complaint against German Government officials and arms trade executives was filed today by a collective of lawyers in Berlin with the support of the European Le...
elsc.support
September 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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emilydische.bsky.social
Exclusive: In early August, Germany announced a freeze on weapons exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza. But in the weeks since, hundreds of shipments bound to the Israeli F-35 fighter jet airbase have been shipped through Cologne. By @yossibartal.bsky.social

thediasporist.de/the-bomb-on-...
The Bomb on Time: To Gaza, by Way of Cologne – the Diasporist
In early August, Germany announced a freeze on weapons exports to Israel that could be used in the campaign in Gaza. But in the weeks since, hundreds of shipments bound to the Israeli F-35 fighter jet...
thediasporist.de
September 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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medico2.bsky.social
All Eyes on Gaza - Stoppt den Genozid ❗️
📣 Großkundgebung
🗓️ Samstag, 27.9., 17 Uhr
📍 Großer Stern, Straße des 17. Juni, Berlin

Wir sehen uns nächste Woche!
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#AllEyesOnGaza #StopTheGenocide #CeasefireNow
September 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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ecchr.bsky.social
Der neue ECCHR-Bericht “The Pretense of Justice” belegt, dass das israelische Rechtssystem seit Jahrzehnten von Straflosigkeit geprägt ist. Israels Verweis auf das eigene Justizsystem, um internationale Haftbefehle gegen politische und militärische Verantwortliche abzuwehren, ist nicht haltbar.
ECCHR: The Pretense of Justice
www.ecchr.eu
September 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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ecchr.bsky.social
"This is bulletproof evidence: the Libyan Coast Guard is not a legitimate SAR actor", says ECCHR's @allisonrwest.bsky.social. "It enforces Europe’s border externalization policies through violence — with European equipment and backing. Both Libyan and European officials bear legal responsibility."
August 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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ecchr.bsky.social
"Macht sich die EU im Mittelmeer strafbar?" Moritz Matzner @tagesspiegel.de hat sich auf die Suche nach Antworten im Luftraum zwischen Libyen und Lampedusa begeben und mit ECCHR-Juristin @allisonrwest.bsky.social über die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Frontex und der sog. libysche Küstenwache gesprochen.
Macht sich die EU im Mittelmeer strafbar?: Mit dem Flugzeug an die Grenze des Rechts
Die EU-Grenzschützer verstoßen gegen internationales Recht, sagen Aktivisten. Frontex streitet das ab. Wer hat recht? Auf der Suche nach Antworten im Luftraum zwischen Libyen und Lampedusa.
www.tagesspiegel.de
July 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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sos-humanity.bsky.social
Abdul and Mohamed* share their experiences of fleeing across the Mediterranean.

In the report ‘Borders of (In)humanity,’ they and other survivors describe the systematic violence in Libya, Tunisia, and the Central Mediterranean. 1/2

*Names changed to protect the individuals.
July 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM