Libya Matters

21: Seeking Safety: Internal Displacement in Libya with Cecilia Jimenez-Damary

November 04, 2020 Lawyers for Justice in Libya Season 2
Libya Matters
21: Seeking Safety: Internal Displacement in Libya with Cecilia Jimenez-Damary
Show Notes

According to the UN, as of September 2020 there were 392,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya. Each one has a story, and each one has rights, but what are they? This week we talk with one of the world’s foremost experts on this often-misunderstood subject, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary. Cecilia is a human rights lawyer with over two decades of experience as an advocate for human rights in the Asia-Pacific region, a leading expert on forced displacement and migration, and since 2016 she has been the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons.

You can find Cecilia on Twitter at @cejjimenez

Learn more about the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons here.

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