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A joint letter to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdel Hamid Dbeibah Libyan Women's Platform for Peace and the undersigned human rights groups call for a halt to the issuance of the new regulation on the right to freedom of association in Libya[1], proposed by the Government of National Unity in Tripoli on 31 July. A group of human rights organizations had then expressed reservations about the government's proposal, which represents a flagrant violation of Article… Read More

                    Today marks two years since the forcible disappearance of Siham Sergewa, a member of Libya's House of Representatives, in Benghazi on  July 17th, 2019. There has been no investigation yet by the Libyan authorities on her forcible disappearance amid serious concerns for and leaks of her assassination. Ms. Sergewa's forcible disappearance came on the day marking the fifth year since the assassination of another… Read More

The Libyan Woman's Platform for Peace (LWPP) joined several human rights organizations in signing the following letter, urging state representatives at the Human Rights Council to ensure the extension of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya’s mandate. Your Excellency, The undersigned Libyan, regional and international human rights organizations strongly urge your government to ensure the renewal of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Libya at the 48th Session of the UN… Read More