Document #1187395

HRW – Human Rights Watch

Libya: A Threat to Society? Arbitrary Detention of Women and Girls for “Social Rehabilitation”

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/02/26/libya-women-girls-locked-indefinitely-without-charge

ecoi.net summary:
Press release on Report on human rights abuses against women and girls in "social rehabilitation" facilities, officially portrayed as protective homes for women and girls "vulnerable to engaging in moral misconduct"(background, country's social rehabilitation facilities, human rights abuses, government's response to report's findings)
Country:
Libya
Source:
HRW – Human Rights Watch
Original link:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/02/26/libya-women-girls-locked-indefinitely-without-charge
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
28 February 2006
Document ID:
1187395 (former ID 25326)

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