Amid the ongoing war, lack of security, bad financial and service status in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the Special Deterrence Force (SDF) based in Mitiga Airport has become a religious police arresting any male and female in public together if they are not married and have marriage certificates on them.

Seven women from the Shiha district of Derna, east Libya, have been abducted by a militia group on Monday night, a source from the city disclosed.

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The UNSMIL has condemned harassment of bank staff and female clients in Siyahiya, Tripoli, in a tweet on Tuesday.

UNSMIL Deputy Head for Political Affairs Stephanie Williams, emphasized the Mission’s commitment to ensuring the full participation of women in the National Conference.

Libyan women activists, bloggers and journalists are increasingly being silenced as they face gender-based violence in the form of physical assault, abductions and sexual violence, as well as smear campaigns, gender-related slurs and attempts at intimidation, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

Libyan women took a very active role throughout the six-month long revolution of 2011: A role which has been well documented and much admired.

28 leading Libyan women discussed in a two-day consultative meeting, organized by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the impact of women’s participation in the political life in Libya.

The security authorities in the city of Sirte in Libya revealed for the first time the details of a gang rape of a woman that took place in her home in front of her husband.

The Thinni government in Beida has produced new marriage fees which social media sites are protesting discriminate against Libyan women.