Zain's relatives told Human Rights Watch in April 2017 that, according to their sources, he had been seized by masked members of the Second Special Support Division based in the Fernaj district in Tripoli. This is the case for most major armed groups in Libya, including those supporting the other governments in Libya. In two other cases, the families reported kidnappings, they told Human Rights Watch, but the police made no effort to investigate. Despite the families' attempts to locate the men, their relatives told Human Rights Watch, the kidnappers neither conveyed any demands to the families nor indicated their location. 10 [2013] on the Criminalization of Torture, Enforced Disappearances and Discrimination, enforced disappearances are punishable with up to eight years in prison.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2017 04:41 UTC