Dec 30 Sami Zaptia

Libya Primed for Constitutional Success

By Lorianne Updike Toler.New York City, 30 December:The turbulence and controversy surrounding the production and ratification of Egypt and Tunisia’s...

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Spanish delegation visits Tripoli - offers constitutional assistance and raft of other measures
Dec 17 George Grant

Spanish delegation visits Tripoli - offers constitutional assistance and raft of other measures

By George Grant.Tripoli, 17 December:Drawing on its own transition from dictatorship to democracy in the 1970s, Spain offered to assist Libya in draft...

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NGOs organise constitutional awareness programmes across Libya
Dec 8 Nihal Zaroug

NGOs organise constitutional awareness programmes across Libya

By Nihal Zaroug.Poster for H2O's cross-nation constitutional awareness campaign "Des-Tour".Tripoli, 8 December:Non-governmental organisations, Lawyers...

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The Libyan public’s role in drafting the Constitution: Part III
Dec 7 George Grant

The Libyan public’s role in drafting the Constitution: Part III

By Lorianne Updike Toler.New York City, 7 December:Groups of young veterans, frustrated by unfair economic and political treatment after fighting vali...

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The Libyan public's role in drafting the Constitution: Part I
Nov 23 George Grant

The Libyan public's role in drafting the Constitution: Part I

By Lorianne Updike Toler.New York City, 23 November:Over the past week, the GNC has turned to the question of who should draft the new constitution.  ...

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"Let us hear your constitution" music competition
Nov 18 Nihal Zaroug

"Let us hear your constitution" music competition

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 18 November:Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) will be holding a music competition as part of their “Destoori: My Constituti...

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Nov 14 Sami Zaptia

International Management Group Kicks off Training for GNC, Media and Civil Society

By Khadija Ali. Tripoli, 14 November:As part of a four week program, the International Management Group will be holding workshops for Libyan pa...

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EU begins parliamentary democracy training programme with National Congress
Nov 10 George Grant

EU begins parliamentary democracy training programme with National Congress

Members of the National Congress swear an oath to respect the Constitution and the will of the people upon taking power on 8 August 2012.Tripoli, 10 N...

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Nov 5 Michel Cousins

Berbers can no longer be suppressed in Libya

By Terry FrielTripoli:For decades, they were not just suppressed in Libya, their very existence was denied.They were tortured, jailed or killed for sp...

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The Libyan Elections: “One of the best I have seen so far” — EU chief monitor
Oct 28 Michel Cousins

The Libyan Elections: “One of the best I have seen so far” — EU chief monitor

Alexander Graf Lamsdorff, head of the EU's Libyan Election Assessment Team,                                       speaking in Tripoli at the launch of...

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