Human rights crackdowns in Libya having ‘a seriously chilling effect’

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Human rights crackdowns in Libya having ‘a seriously chilling effect’ A deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya, has prompted the concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Friday that arbitrary arrests and a campaign of social media vilification are having “a seriously chilling effect on human rights defenders, humanitarian workers, and other civil society actors.”