Aug 29 Nigel Ash

Sufi shrine attacks “cannot be tolerated” says UNESCO chief

By Tom Westcott. London, 29 August:The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has demanded an immediate end to the destruction of Sufi Shrines in Z...

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Widespread condemnation of mosque attacks and demands for government action
Aug 28 Nigel Ash

Widespread condemnation of mosque attacks and demands for government action

By Hadi Fornaji Tripoli, 28 AugustSome 21 organisations, including Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL), have condemned the recent mosque attacks and...

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Lawyers for Justice in Libya launch nationwide constitution campaign
Aug 9 Nigel Ash

Lawyers for Justice in Libya launch nationwide constitution campaign

By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 9 August:Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) have announced the launch of their new ‘Destoori’ campaign to encourage nation...

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Jul 25 Michel Cousins

Libyan lawyers condemn attacks against Tawerghans

Tripoli, 25 July:The Libyan human rights defence group Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) has condemned continuing attacks against people from Tawerg...

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Only strong justice system will stop another Abu Selim
Jun 29 Nigel Ash

Only strong justice system will stop another Abu Selim

Tripoli, 29 June:Libya must rebuild its justice system to avoid the same brutal repression that took place precisely 16 years ago at the Abu Salim...

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Supreme Court strikes down Law 37
Jun 14 George Grant

Supreme Court strikes down Law 37

By George Grant.Tripoli, 14 June:The Supreme Court has declared Law 37 to be unconstitutionalThe Supreme Court has overturned Law 37, the so-called "a...

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Lawyers hail Supreme Court's Law 37 review
Jun 3 Nigel Ash

Lawyers hail Supreme Court's Law 37 review

Supreme Court adjourns deliberations on Law 37Tripoli, 3 JuneA prominent group of Libyan lawyers has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to review t...

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Constitutional legality of Law 37 to be debated in open court
May 30 Michel Cousins

Constitutional legality of Law 37 to be debated in open court

By George GrantTripoli, 30 May:The Supreme Court has ruled that the constitutional legality of Law 37 should be debated in open court, and has called...

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Former justice minister roasts "glorification" and amnesty laws
May 14 Nigel Ash

Former justice minister roasts "glorification" and amnesty laws

Tripoli, 14 MayDescribing it is a “shameful duplication of the past”, a former revolutionary minister of justice has joined the chorus of protest agai...

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May 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya did not fight to have freedom of speech restricted

By George GrantThe NTC believe that their “anti-glorification” laws are necessary to safeguard the 17 February Revolution, but by restricting freedom...

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