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Truth and justice can't wait : human rights developments in Libya amid institutional obstacles.
Van Pelt Library JC599.L75 M67 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morayef, Heba.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human rights--Libya.
- Human rights.
- Civil rights--Libya.
- Civil rights.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Libya.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Disappeared persons--Libya.
- Disappeared persons.
- Detention of persons--Libya.
- Detention of persons.
- Political prisoners--Abuse of--Libya.
- Political prisoners.
- Political prisoners--Abuse of.
- Libya.
- Physical Description:
- 77 pages ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Human rights developments in Libya amid institutional obstacles
- Libya, truth and justice can't wait
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, [2009]
- Summary:
- "Truth and Justice Can't Wait examines recent human rights developments in Libya, focusing on areas of limited progress, and the institutional barriers that attempts to improve human rights protection run up against. New newspapers have expanded the space for free expression, but penal code provisions continue to criminalize free speech; journalists face harassment and litigation for expressing critical views. There is virtually no freedom of association for Libyan citizens, including those wanting to establish their own human rights groups. The Justice Ministry has proposed revisions to the penal code, and has challenged many cases of arbitrary detention by the Internal Security Agency. But the Agency remains unaccountable, despite being responsible for systematic violations of Libyan rights, including the detention of political prisoners, enforced disappearances and deaths in custody. The government has finally begun moves to compensate families of the victims of the 1996 massacre of 1200 men at Abu Salim prison, but has failed to provide a public account of what happened, or to punish those responsible. The families of the victims have shown unprecedented activism and demonstrated publicly in Benghazi over the past year despite intimidation and occasional arrest."--P. [4] of cover.
- Notes:
- "This report was researched and written by Heba Morayef, researcher at Human Rights Watch"--P. 70.
- "December 2009"--Table of contents page.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1564325636
- 9781564325631
- OCLC:
- 496266000
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