Libya (50th Session)

This report addresses the situation of religious minorities in Libya, including the impact of laws prohibiting “offenses against religion”, such as blasphemy, or restricting the peaceful propagation of one’s religion and other forms of expression deemed to create societal harm. It also highlights the de facto criminalization of apostasy, punishable by death, and the consequences of political instability and insecurity resulting from the targeted activities of violent militias and extremist groups against vulnerable religious and other minorities.