Female activist still unaccounted for
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| Sergewa |
Six months ago, she was seized at
night from her home in the heavily fortified Buhedima District of Benghazi, and
since that violent abduction, her fate remains unknown.
In a statement, UNSMIL disclosed
that it continues to follow up “on her enforced disappearance and reiterates
that the authorities in eastern Libya are responsible for respecting
international human rights law and are legally obliged to establish her fate
and whereabouts.
“That her enforced disappearance
constitutes an attempt to silence one of Libya’s prominent female voices and to
intimidate others seeking to participate in the country's political life.
“That violence against women in
politics also threatens gender equality and the building of robust and
resilient democratic institutions.
“The UN condemns her abduction
and disappearance and demands her immediate release as well as those of all
victims of forced disappearance and also that those responsible be held
accountable.”
We do hope so too.
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