LONDON: The UN's mission in Libya said Monday it is concerned over the "enforced disappearance" of a human rights activist and journalist.
Reda Fhelboom was detained at Mitiga airport by a Tripoli-based armed group on Saturday night after arriving from Tunis, UNSMIL said. Tripoli is controlled by the Government of National Accord, but militias hold sway across the city and other parts of the country. A rival administration based in the east is fighting against the GNA and the armed groups that support it.
"UNSMIL is concerned that Mr. Fhelboom’s arrest and detention may be on account of his work as a defender and journalist and therefore in violation of Libya’s international human rights law obligations regarding the right to liberty and security of the person and freedom of opinion and expression," the Un mission said.
It called for Fhelboom's prompt release and urged that all human rights activists and journalists working in Libya should be protected.
