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21 August 2023 - The Libyan Women's Peace Platform (LWPP) welcomes the joint communication issued by seven UN Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups on 21 June 2023, which raises serious concerns over alleged forced evictions, demolitions and human rights violations occurring in Benghazi. On June 21, seven UN Special Rapporteurs addressed an urgent communication to the Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) raising alarms over reports received since March. Specifically, the experts cited… Read More

Today marks four 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 woman parliamentarian, member of the first parliament (GNC), Fariha al-Berkawi… Read More

Violating women's right to freedom of movement is an insult to Libyan women and a contravention of the constitution and law Statement on discriminatory measures restricting women's travel in Libya 13 May 2023: We, the undersigned activists and civil society organizations, express our strong condemnation of the discriminatory measures imposed by the Internal Security Agency of Libya’s National Unity Government on women’s freedom of movement.  These discriminatory measures… Read More