Libya: Human Rights Suffer as Govt Stalls on Reform

Tripoli — Respect for human rights has been taking a big blow in Libya as it continues to stall on reform, despite the country's efforts to play a greater international role, Amnesty International has warned in a new report.

The report entitled "Libya of Tomorrow": What Hope for Human Rights? Documents floggings used as punishment for adultery, indefinite detentions and abuses of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers as well as the legacy of unresolved cases of enforced disappearances of dissidents.

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