Libya
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- transitional government
- CONSTITUTION
- the National Transitional Council, recognized by the UN in September 2011 as the legitimate interim government, operates under a temporary constitution
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- N/A
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- in September 2011, the United Nations recognized the Libyan National Transitional Council (TNC) as the legitimate governing authority; the TNC established a new transitional government on November 22, 2011
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- N/A
RELIGIONS
97% Sunni, 3% other
From the country
- APRIL 24, 2003LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Libya voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- JANUARY 21, 2003LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya agreed to commute the death sentences imposed...
Libya agreed to commute the death sentences imposed on a Nigerian and three Ghanaians convicted of murdering a Libyan, Nigerian officials said
- JANUARY 20, 2003LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya secured the chairmanship of the UN Human Rights...
Libya secured the chairmanship of the UN Human Rights Commission amidst adverse reactions calling into disrepute the country's human rights record
- JANUARY 20, 2003LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya secured the chairmanship of the UN Human Rights...
Libya secured the chairmanship of the UN Human Rights Commission amidst adverse reactions calling into disrepute the country's human rights record
- JANUARY 15, 2003LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria urged Libya to commute the death sentences...
Nigeria urged Libya to commute the death sentences of a Nigerian and three Ghanaians convicted of a 1995 murder, a foreign ministry statement said
- JANUARY 1, 2003LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A large number of offenses, including political offenses...
A large number of offenses, including political offenses and "economic crimes," are punishable by death
- OCTOBER 2, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
The World Organisation Against Torture reported that...
The World Organisation Against Torture reported that four protesters defending a grave that was about to be defaced by the Revolutionary Committee were arrested and put through undue torture, including extrajudicial execution
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa supported the nomination of Libya to chair...
South Africa supported the nomination of Libya to chair the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights, Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma told Parliament
- AUGUST 19, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch reiterated its call on the African...
Human Rights Watch reiterated its call on the African Union to abandon plans to nominate Libya as next chair for the Commission
- AUGUST 9, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
The verdict in the trial of 15 people charged with...
The verdict in the trial of 15 people charged with the wilful contamination of 393 Libyan children with AIDS was again postponed to an unspecified date, according to legal sources in Tripoli
- JUNE 2, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A Libyan court is to define new charges against six...
A Libyan court is to define new charges against six Bulgarian medical staff and a Palestinian accused of provoking an AIDS epidemic through tainted blood products, the Bulgarian foreign ministry said
- APRIL 25, 2002LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Libya voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death...
Libya voted against the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights