Statement by the EU Spokesperson on the attack in Murzuq, Libya

August 6, 2019
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The air strike in Murzuq has claimed the lives of civilians in southern Libya, a region that is already paying a heavy price for the inability of the warring parties to end the crisis.

Indiscriminate attacks on densely populated residential areas may amount to war crimes and must cease immediately. As High Representative / Vice-President Mogherini stated on behalf of the EU on 2 August, those committing war crimes and those breaching International Humanitarian Law must be brought to justice and held to account.

We expect all Libyans to support the United Nations Special Representative’s attempts to relaunch political negotiations and implement a truce on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha.

 

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EU Delegation to Libya – website and Facebook page

Countries covered:

  • Libya
Thematics
Human Rights