The situation in Libya - Security Council, 10157th meeting

Some measure of justice under way in Libya as International Criminal Court’s first trial of major war criminal suspect begins, Deputy Prosecutor tells Security Council.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:34:10
• Production Date: 22 May 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT - ICC
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS; JUSTICE; RULE OF LAW; ACCOUNTABILITY; WAR CRIMES; CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY; GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: LIBYA
• MAMS Id: 3579166
• Parent Id: 3575736
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10157 LIBYA 22 MAY 2026 AM

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Briefing the Security Council on the International Criminal Court’s work in Libya, its Deputy Prosecutor today said recent judicial proceedings, including the confirmation hearing of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, have brought victims “some measure of justice, of healing”, while urging stronger cooperation to secure arrests and advance accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity and abuses against migrants.

“We know from those women who have given their voice to this case, and from so many Libyans in The Hague with us this week, that simply to hear these accounts being put to Mr. El Hishri in a court of law has brought some measure of justice,” Nazhat Shameem Khan told the 15-member Council via video-link.

At her briefing to the Council in November 2025, Ms. Khan said Mr. El Hishri’s arrest by German authorities, which paved the way for the first trial on the situation in Libya, marked a major step forward in long-delayed efforts to bring about accountability for crimes committed in the North African nation.

• Briefer: Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (via video-teleconference)
• Statements: All Council members
• Statement: Libya

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