Plumes of smoke were seen in Tripoli and gunfire was heard in the suburb of Ain Zara before it spread to areas near the airport and Tripoli University.
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 5:58 am
GENEVA (7 April 2021) Libya violated the human rights
of an activist working on women’s rights by failing to
investigate and prosecute her unlawful arrest and torture by
a militia group affiliated with the government, the UN
women’s rights committee has found.
Its decision
published today is the first the Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
(CEDAW) has adopted in response to an individual complaint
brought against a country from the Middle East and North
Africa region.
In its findings, CEDAW recalls that
gender-based violence against women includes direct actions
taken by or on behalf of States parties, as well as the
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Libya violated human rights defender’s rights by failing to investigate and prosecute her arbitrary detention and torture
OHCHR
Libya violated the human rights of an activist working on women’s rights by failing to investigate and prosecute her unlawful arrest and torture by a militia group affiliated with the government, the UN women’s rights committee has found.
Its decision published today is the first the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has adopted in response to an individual complaint brought against a country from the Middle East and North Africa region.
In its findings, CEDAW recalls that gender-based violence against women includes direct actions taken by or on behalf of States parties, as well as the failure of a government to prevent, investigate and punish acts of violence against women.
Interrogated over alleged Israel links
The Libyan human rights activist was taking part in a workshop on women’s rights in the city of Benghazi on 9 August 2012 when she was forced to leave by several armed men.
Later that day, she was arrested and taken from her hotel room by an Islamist militia group, the Martyrs of 17 February Brigade.
Over the next five days the 25-year old was detained at different compounds run by the government and by the Martyrs of 17 February Brigade. The organisation at that time were receiving money from Libya’s Defence Ministry to carry out law enforcement functions in southern and eastern Libya.