UNFPA’s “Psychosocial Support Hotline 1417” offers psychosocial support to gender-based violence survivors
Dec 3 Sami Zaptia

UNFPA’s “Psychosocial Support Hotline 1417” offers psychosocial support to gender-based violence survivors

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 3 December 2021:The United Nations Population Fund Libya office’s (UNFPA) “Psychosocial Support Hotline 1417” has been launche...

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Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Urgent Action Needed to Address Shocking Levels of Online Violence Against Libyan Women: LJFL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 March 2021:In a new report released Wednesday, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) call on the Libyan authorities to act imm...

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Oct 13 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes appointment of five women Libyan judges

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 October 2020: The UN Support Mission in Libya today welcomed the 11 October appointment of five women judges who will work i...

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Jul 17 Sami Zaptia

One year on from her enforced disappearance: UNSMIL renews calls for an investigation into parliamentarian Siham Sergewa’s abduction

By Sami Zaptia.On the one-year anniversary of her violent abduction in her home town of Benghazi, UNSMIL today renewed its calls for an investigation...

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Growing public anger over Tripoli rape
Dec 10 Michel Cousins

Growing public anger over Tripoli rape

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 10 December 2016:The gang rape of a women in Tripoli by members of a militia which was videoed by one of them and h...

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Libyans trained on dealing with violence in conflict zones
May 7 Newsdesk2

Libyans trained on dealing with violence in conflict zones

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 7 May 2015:Helping Libyans cope with violence in conflict zones was the focus of a workshop organised by UNSMIL's Women...

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Purple Hijab day to celebrate annual call for end to domestic violence
Feb 10 Sami Zaptia

Purple Hijab day to celebrate annual call for end to domestic violence

By Libya Herald reporter. Malta, 10 February 2015: On February 12, 2009, Aasiya Zubair, a Muslim American co-founder of Bridges TV (a network dedica...

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Jan 12 Michel Cousins

Two sisters die in Benghazi honour killing: report

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 12 January 2015:Two young women shot dead yesterday in Benghazi and a third who was injured in the attack were not the victi...

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Jun 19 Newsdesk2

Libya's revolution rape victims to be compensated

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 19 June 2014:More than three years after the beginning of the uprising that overthrew Qaddafi, Libya’s rape victims fro...

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Libyan women's rights activist wins second international award
Dec 6 Nigel Ash

Libyan women's rights activist wins second international award

By Taziz Hasairi.Tripoli, 6 December 2013: A Libyan women’s rights activist has been chosen from more than 170 international nominees as the winner of...

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