"Within the first week of the current United Nations (UN) campaign in Libya, "16 Days of Activism against Violence Against Women and Girls," the murders of three Libyan women have made headlines. Social media influencer Khansa Al-Mujahid was shot while driving her car near Tripoli. Gynaecologist Amani Hajja was killed by members of her family in the city of Misrata, and the body of a woman who was found in a basin southeast of Tripoli is yet to be identified."
"However, Asma Khalifa, co-founder of the feminist, Libya-based think tank Tamazight Women's Movement, and research fellow at the German GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, says she doesn't have any hope that the investigation will be successful and that the perpetrators will be held accountable. "Libya lacks the laws to protect women, and even if there were laws, there is no police to enforce them," Khalifa told DW, adding that this basically amounts to impunity."
Three murders of Libyan women occurred during the first week of the UN "16 Days of Activism" campaign: an influencer shot near Tripoli, a gynaecologist killed by family members in Misrata, and an unidentified body found southeast of Tripoli. The Tripoli attorney general called for an urgent, transparent investigation. Activists and researchers express deep skepticism about accountability due to the absence of protective laws and the lack of police enforcement, which amounts to impunity. A comprehensive draft law recognizing physical, sexual, psychological, economic, and digital violence has been pending since November 2023. UN officials have emphasized urgent adoption of the draft law.
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