Minorities group wants discrimination criminalised
May 2 Nigel Ash

Minorities group wants discrimination criminalised

By Jamal Adel.Khartoum, 2 May 2016:A Libyan human rights organisation has bemoaned continuing discrimination against minorities and called for the Con...

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Mar 22 Michel Cousins

Tebus and Tuareg demand language rights and seats in cabinet and parliament

By Libya Herald correspondent.Kufra, 22 March 2016:The Tebu and Tuareg members of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) who have boycotted its proc...

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Mar 10 Michel Cousins

Constitutional assembly to move to Oman

By Libya Herald reporter.The CDA is considering moving its meetings to Oman.Tunis, 10 March 2016:An official with the Beida-based Constitution Draftin...

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Dispute-riven CDA is not giving up
Feb 2 Nigel Ash

Dispute-riven CDA is not giving up

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 2 February 2016:The Constitutional Drafting Assembly has not thrown in the towel through lack of agreement, a senior...

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Jan 20 Michel Cousins

Beida Council tells Constitutional Drafting Authority to quit city in three months: report

By Ayman Amzein. The old Libyan Parliament building in Beida where the CDA meets (File photo)Benghazi, 20 January 2016:Beida municipal council has war...

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Nov 9 Nigel Ash

Demand for CDA president Ali Tarhouni to quit

By Saber Ayyub. Embattled CDA president Ali Tarhouni (Photo: Libya Herald)Tripoli, 9 November 2015:The Constitutional Drafting Assembly, which last mo...

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Cyrenaica breakaway threat if new constitution not federal
Sep 30 Nigel Ash

Cyrenaica breakaway threat if new constitution not federal

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 30 September 2015:A Benghazi-based federalist group has threatened to boycott the referendum on the new constitution unles...

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Sep 3 Michel Cousins

Constitutional Assembly says final work will be in Ghadames

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 3 September 2015:The Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) has confirmed that it will move from Beida to Ghadames f...

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Jun 29 Michel Cousins

Draft 5 from Leon reduces role of State Council and Dialogue team, makes Sharia the source of legislation: Full Text

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 29 June 2015:The latest draft given yesterday by Bernardino Leon to delegates to the UN-brokered Dialogue process in Skhi...

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May 14 Newsdesk2

Young people at workshop on shape of new constitution

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 14 May 2015:Thirty young people from across Libya are at the Finding our Future workshop in Tunis this week  to discuss...

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