A Voice of Courage Stilled in Libya: A tribute to Salwa Bugaighis
Jun 27 Michel Cousins

A Voice of Courage Stilled in Libya: A tribute to Salwa Bugaighis

Human Rights Watch issued this tribute to Salwa Bugaighis. We republish it.By Peter Bouckaert.Salwa BugaighisTripoli, 27 June 2014:The Libyan lawyer a...

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Benghazi women’s rights activist Salwa Bugaighis murdered
Jun 25 Michel Cousins

Benghazi women’s rights activist Salwa Bugaighis murdered

By Libya Herald staff. Salwa Bugaighis voting in today's elections (Photo: her Facebook page)Benghazi, 25 June 2014:Benghazi women’s rights activist a...

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Female election candidates receive training
Jun 14 Sami Zaptia

Female election candidates receive training

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 14 June 2014:With support from UNSMIL, the Libyan Women's Forum (LWF) (www.libyan-women.forum.org.) organized a four day works...

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Seminar on collaboration between Italy and Libya on women's rights
May 15 Lindsey Owens

Seminar on collaboration between Italy and Libya on women's rights

By Libya Herald staff.Photo: Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 15 May 2014:Minerva and Law International, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute hoste...

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Second annual women’s conference in Sebha
May 11 Lindsey Owens

Second annual women’s conference in Sebha

By Jamal Adel.Sabha, 11 May 2014:The second annual women’s conference, sponsored by the Women's Union in southern Libya, started yesterday in Sebha.“T...

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May 8 Sami Zaptia

The constitution will represent all Libyans, including women: Ali Tarhuni

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 8 May 2014:Speaking very briefly today at a UN organized women's workshop on empowering Libyan women in the political process,...

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Alexandria Declaration on Women's rights in Islam
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Alexandria Declaration on Women's rights in Islam

Tripoli, 11 March 2014:During the International conference, "Women's Issues: Towards a contemporary Islamic Ijtihad ", participants discussed the impo...

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Women's Union and youth groups hold forum on International Women's Day
Mar 9 Callum Paton

Women's Union and youth groups hold forum on International Women's Day

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 9 March 2014:The Libyan Women's Union, youth organisations from across the country and a French delegation of education exper...

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"Libyan women should have the same rights as men": Libyan Women's Union President
Mar 8 Callum Paton

"Libyan women should have the same rights as men": Libyan Women's Union President

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 8 March 2014:Samira Massoudi, the President of the Libyan Women's Union in Tripoli, spearheaded the campaign for a women's qu...

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French rights group tour Leptis Magna with the Libyan Women's Union
Mar 8 Callum Paton

French rights group tour Leptis Magna with the Libyan Women's Union

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 8 March 2014:Delegates from the French NGO  Réseau Euromed France took time off to tour Leptis Magna yesterday with represent...

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