Libya: Civic Space Crushed – allAfrica.com

Repressive Laws, Harassment, Detentions Derail Organizations’ Work

• Libyan authorities have used a litany of overbroad and draconian legacy laws that violate international law to threaten, harass, arbitrarily detain, and attack civil society members and activists.
• Targeting nongovernmental organizations risks completely closing the space for free assembly and association in the country. Many activists are self-censoring or leaving the country.
• The authorities in both administrations vying for…