Switzerland expressed its concern about the findings of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission in Libya and its report on the existence of crimes against humanity in the country.

During a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Switzerland called on Libya to cooperate in the investigation, to lift all restrictions on civil society organizations and implement recommendations regarding human rights.

Switzerland's ambassador to Libya and Tunisia, Josef Renggli, said on Monday "I am deeply concerned by the findings of the Libya fact-finding mission final report presented at the Human Rights Council #HRC52 in Geneva today. Peace will be far away if the focus is not on accountability and impunity."

The UN fact-finding mission concluded that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed against Libyans and migrants across the country since 2016.

It also warned of the infiltration of armed groups into the structures of states, and the continuation of impunity.

The report documented “the involvement of individuals and officials from security and military agencies and the groups affiliated with them at all levels of their hierarchy in these abuses and violations.”

The head of the Interior Committee in the House of Representatives, Suleiman Al-Hariri, criticized the mission’s report, especially with regard to the issue of immigration and human rights, considering it “biased, lacking in objectivity, and deliberately distorting the image of Libya and holding it responsible for the crisis of migration flows”.

The Government of National Unity's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded by stressing its lack of capabilities and the absence of international assistance with respect to migrant detention center.