Libyan woman gives opening address at UN 59th session of Commission on the Status of Women
Mar 11 Newsdesk2

Libyan woman gives opening address at UN 59th session of Commission on the Status of Women

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 11 March 2015:“As we open this 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), we must remember: we can ma...

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Intisar Hasairi: Respected differences, open to new ideas, treated people as human beings
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

Intisar Hasairi: Respected differences, open to new ideas, treated people as human beings

By Libya Herald journalist.Intisar Al-Hasairi (Photo with permission of photographer Taha Krewi)Tunis, 27 February 2015:Tributes to murdered activist...

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Jan 30 Newsdesk2

Canada to support projects in Libya in partnership with NGOs

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 30 January 2015:Humanitarian relief for 177 displaced families, most of whom are located in Gemenis, south of Benghazi,...

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Jan 24 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace launches a Charter of Libyan Women’s Constitutional Rights

By Libya Herald Staff.Malta, 24 January 2015:After a series of workshops and wide consultations since 2013 on the Constitution, the Libyan Women’s Pla...

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Founder of The Voice of Libyan Women selected for UN advisory group
Nov 6 Newsdesk2

Founder of The Voice of Libyan Women selected for UN advisory group

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 6 November 2014:Libyan activist Alaa Murabit recently added two new honours to her long list of accolades.Murabit was n...

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Libya's women leaders attend UN-sponsored workshop in Cairo
Nov 5 Newsdesk2

Libya's women leaders attend UN-sponsored workshop in Cairo

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 5 November 2014:Women members of Libya’s House of Representatives and of the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA), to...

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Libyan women activists meet in Cairo to discuss the constitution
Oct 31 Newsdesk2

Libyan women activists meet in Cairo to discuss the constitution

By Libya Herald staff.Cairo, 31 October 2014:Libyan women activists gathered this week in Cairo at the Arab League headquarters to discuss the protect...

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Jul 18 Newsdesk1

UNSMIL condemns Berkawi assassination, urges protection of civilians

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 18 July 2014:The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned Thursday's assassination of former Gene...

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Jun 28 Michel Cousins

Women push for rights to be enshrined in the constitution

By Naom Alkhosi.Tripoli, 28 June 2014:Women’s rights in Libya were the focus of a meeting earlier this week in Tripoli organised by women’s groups and...

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Tributes to slain human rights "icon" Salwa Bughagis pour in from Libyan activists
Jun 28 Sami Zaptia

Tributes to slain human rights "icon" Salwa Bughagis pour in from Libyan activists

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 28 June 2014:Three days after the vicious murder of political and human rights activist Salwa Bughagis, Libyans are still comi...

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