The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed deep shock at the discovery of mass graves in Libya over recent days, in territory that was recently in the hands of the so-called opposition Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa Haftar.
A statement was released by the official UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, on Saturday, a day after the UN announced the discovery of at least eight graves in Tarhouna, around 100 kilometres southeast of the capital, Tripoli, and formerly a stronghold for the forces of General Haftar, during his campaign to capture Tripoli, which has now lasted over a year.
"The Secretary-General once again reminds all parties to the conflict in Libya of their obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law", said Dujarric, adding that Mr. Guterres "reiterates his call for an immediate end to the fighting in Libya in order to save lives and end civilian suffering".
The spokesman went on to note that the UN chief welcomes the resumption of the work of the Libyan Joint Military Commission, and hopes that a ceasefire will be agreed soon.
During a recent Security Council meeting on Libya, Stephanie Williams, the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefed that Libyans had to deal with almost constant bombardment, and frequent water and electricity outages during the holy month of Ramadan.
