Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday warned Libya to resist rushing into elections this year because the country is too violent and authorities cannot guarantee freedom of assembly or free speech, which are essential for a vote.
Potential contenders on both sides of Libya’s main political divide have called for a vote to resolve an impasse in which the government in the capital has limited authority and largely depends on armed groups for security.
The UN helped set up the government in 2016 and says it would like to see elections this year if security and legislative conditions are met.
A voter registration process began in December but no election dates have been set and it is unclear how local, parliamentary and presidential polls would be sequenced.
The last parliamentary elections in 2014 led to rival governments being set up in…
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