Tripoli: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed its alarm at the pervasive and systematic practice of enforced disappearances across the country, warning of its serious repercussions on the human rights environment, political life, and prospects for peace and national reconciliation. According to Libyan News Agency, this concern was raised in a press statement issued by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya on the Occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The mission highlighted that the phenomenon involves the continued targeting of political actors and perceived opponents, journalists, human rights defenders, activists, state officials, and ordinary citizens. The statement emphasized the persistence of incommunicado detention, the existence of unofficial detention facilities where torture and ill-treatment are widespread, and the routine denial of due process as factors contributing to the grave pattern of enforced disap pearances. It noted that two members of the House of Representatives remain missing. In May, mass graves and unidentified remains were uncovered in Tripoli, including within former detention facilities, illustrating the systematic nature of these disappearances. The statement concluded by noting that these crimes create a climate of fear that stifles civic space, entrenches impunity, and undermines the conditions necessary for peace, credible elections, and national reconciliation.