World News: Political News
Libyan Equestrian team to Take Part in Championship in Tunisia.
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Tripoli, 14 May 2105(Lana) A Libya equestrian team is taking part in the Tunisia International Equestrian Championship starting May 23. Libya is represented in the championship by the riders Mohamed Adam, Munir Al Mansouri and Abdul Aziz Al Hadi. They were selected to compete in the championships having scored good results in the local races organized by the Libyan equestrian union last month. =... Read more
NSG Ministry of Justice Call on Organisations to Assess Conditions at Prisons and Detention Centres.
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Tripoli, 14 May 2015(Lana) The National Salvation Government Ministry of Justice has asked all bodies and local and international civil society organisations concerned with human rights to assess human rights conditions and freedom reform institutions and detention centres in Libya. The Ministry called in a statement, on all organisations to feed back on issues related to human rights and freedoms in hot spots areas, which the ad hoc committees cannot reach. =... Read more
Niger Enacts Law Forbidding Migrant Smuggling Across its Territories.
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Niamey, 14 May 2015(Lana) Niger on Wednesday enacted a law banning smuggling of immigrants across the country's boundaries. The new law calls for a 30 year imprisonment as well as fines for those engaged in migrant trafficking, the National Assembly Secretary General Bubakr Yatemoju said. The Justice Minister Maro Amadou said 'the new law gives authorities legal power to punish those who benefit from trafficking, and at the mean time protects rights of migrants. He stressed that it did not ban legal immigration. Thousands try to reach Europe, they are being smuggled... Read more
Italian UniCredit Bank announces restoration of relations with Libyan shareholders.
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Rome, 13.05.2015(Lana) Italian UniCredit Bank announced Wednesday restoration of relations with Libyan shareholders, after problems due to temporary confiscation of Libyan assets in Italy. In a statement, the bank said; " Chairman of the board and CEO of the bank met earlier today with the governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Sadiq Omar Al-Kabier and president of the Libyan Investment Institution Abdurrahman Ben Yaz'. All parties agreed on their desire and common interest to restore cooperation relations that were severed in the past years. The bank said ... Read more
Human rights watch calls for investigating crimes in Libya.
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Tripoli, 13.05.2015(Lana) Human Rights Watch called on the UN Security Council and International Criminal Court to reject cases of impunity for the crimes taking place in Libya as it put it. The rights organization called on the ICC attorney general to use her Security Council mandate and open an investigation into those crimes. Human Rights Watch appealed to the International Criminal Court to expand the scope of its investigations into such crimes, pointing to the failure of the Libyan authorities to investigate crimes in Libya. It said it is high time for the... Read more