Libyan NGO’s Annual Exhibition to take place in Tripoli on 18 June
Jun 14 Sami Zaptia

Libyan NGO’s Annual Exhibition to take place in Tripoli on 18 June

Libya’s first Annual NGO Exhibition will take place in Tripoli on 18 June. The organisers say the event aims to crown the efforts of the civil society...

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UN concerned by deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya through arbitrary arrests and campaign of social media vilification
Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

UN concerned by deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya through arbitrary arrests and campaign of social media vilification

The UN High Commission for Human Rights said today through its Official Spokesperson that it was ‘‘concerned by the deepening crackdown on civil socie...

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Nov 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya to hold its first-ever presidential debates: Libyan Commission on Presidential Debates

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 13 November 2021:Libya will hold its first-ever presidential debates shortly before the upcoming elections, a group of Libyan...

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NCPLHR denounces HoR law on cybercrime for violating basic freedoms
Nov 1 Sami Zaptia

NCPLHR denounces HoR law on cybercrime for violating basic freedoms

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 1 November 2021:Libyan NGO, the National Council for Public Liberties and Human Rights (NCPLHR) yesterday denounced the House...

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Jun 21 Sami Zaptia

Berlin Process Must Recognise Human Rights and Accountability as Path to Sustainable Peace: LFJL

By Sami Zaptia. London, 21 June 2021:  Ahead of the Second Berlin Conference on Libya on the 23rd of June, human rights NGO Lawyers for Justice in...

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Seven things to do by December 24: A human rights roadmap to Libya’s elections
Jun 8 Sami Zaptia

Seven things to do by December 24: A human rights roadmap to Libya’s elections

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 June 2021:With Libyan national elections, scheduled for 24 December 2021, approaching fast, NGO Lawyers for Justice in Libya...

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Feb 17 Sami Zaptia

Ten years on from Libya’s uprising, Lawyers for Justice in Libya launches fund to protect human rights defenders

By Lawyers for Justice in Libya.London, 17 February 2021: ‘‘17 February 2021 marks a key anniversary for Libya: ten years since the uprising which led...

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Nov 17 Sami Zaptia

Media and CSO activists call for civil democratic state from LPDF

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 November 2020: Several media organizations, journalists and human rights activists called on participants of the Libyan Poli...

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Assault on female blogger and activist Maryam Tayeb in Tripoli
Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

Assault on female blogger and activist Maryam Tayeb in Tripoli

By Libya Herald reporters,Tunis, 13 January 2018: Gunmen attacked and briefly abducted social media blogger and activist Maryam Al-Tayeb, known as Dus...

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Libya gains membership of International Youth Federation
Nov 19 Michel Cousins

Libya gains membership of International Youth Federation

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 19 November 2017:Libya had become a full member of the International Youth Federation.In a statement, the federations’...

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