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Libya: Tribute to Salwa Bughaighis | Human Rights Watch

7.7.14

Libya: Tribute to Salwa Bughaighis | Human Rights Watch: By Peter Bouckaert

The Libyan lawyer and human rights activist Salwa Bughaighis always made a head-turning sight on the streets of Benghazi. Unveiled and striding confidently to meeting after meeting, she was one of the few who continued to challenge Islamist militias despite increased threats and violence. After years of standing up to Muammar Gaddafi’s tyranny and defending Islamist activists, some of whom were now trying to impose their views on her and other women, she continued to stand up for herself and other Libyan women.

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