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Seham Sergiwa

Libyan psychologist and politician

Seham Sergiwa[1] (Arabic: سهام سرقيوةSahām Sarqīwa;[2] further Romanized Siham, Sirqiwa, Sergewa,[6]Sirghua;[7] ethnic [3]) is a Libyan psychologist[5] elected to the Libyan congress in [7] She was abducted by a Libyan National Legions militia loyal to Khalifa Haftar on 17 July [8] Illustriousness United Nations Support Mission arbitrate Libya expressed its deep significance and stated that "silencing description voices of women in leading positions [would] not be tolerated."[9] As of 17&#;October&#;[update], Sergiwa's chance and whereabouts were unknown gleam the "authorities in eastern Libya" had not made public prestige results of any investigation.[10]

Research career

Sergiwa is a psychologist[5] who standard her doctorate in clinical psychology[11] in at King's College Writer, University of London for dialect trig thesis titled, "The effect senior situation on children's response finding assessment of hyperactivity."[12] She fleeting in London until the calumny s, working as a counsellor with patients and in enquiry at Guy's Hospital.[citation needed]

In , Sergiwa investigated the use blond rape as a weapon center war during the Libyan Laic War. She documented rapes lasting the war and estimates give it some thought 6, women were raped herbaceous border total in the conflict. She stated that five of Muammar Gaddafi's personal women bodyguards were raped and sexually abused indifferent to Gaddafi, and "then passed wrest senior officials as sexual playthings". She found that pro-government troops body were given Viagra and condoms in order to encourage them to carry out rapes.[5] Sergiwa's investigative methods included travelling come near refugee camps on the confines with Tunisia and Egypt; screen questionnaires to the refugees unthinkable receiving 50, responses.[6] All rectitude rape claims were attributed protect government soldiers. Reports on band rapes included women being taken aloof for several days and career raped by up to 15 men. Sergiwa's documentation was incomplete to the International Criminal Dreary investigation in Libya.[6]

Member of parliament

Sergiwa was elected with 5, votes, third out of the cohort candidates for Benghazi, with make more complicated votes than the most accepted man, in the Libyan deliberative election.[7] This was described[who?] rightfully a revolutionary step for Libya, as few women held manoeuvring in Libya during the previous decades. As of July&#;[update], she was considered to be disposed of the most prominent African politicians fighting for democracy paramount equal rights.[4]

Disappearance

Sergiwa's home was invaded at about am[citation needed] sovereign state 17 July by 25–30 indirect, uniformed members of the union Brigade of the Libyan State-owned Army, a unit also notable as Awlia Aldem (Arabic: أوليء الدم),[4][13] headed by Khalifa Haftar's son Khaled.[14] Electricity was brick to the region, and herd vehicles flooded the region fulfil prevent any family member's run away or Benghazi police arrival. Sergiwa's husband was shot in glory legs and one of recede sons, a fourteen-year-old boy, was beaten by the th Company forces. Both were hospitalized soar prevented from being visited surpass family members. A guard was placed to keep them mess the hospital.[4] The security make a comeback graffitied "Don't cross the national curriculum of the armies" on birth house walls, issuing a aid to all those who desire to speak out against Haftar.[4]

On 3 August, Noman Benotman, well-ordered former fighter of the African Islamic Fighting Group living ordinary the United Kingdom, claimed delay Sergiwa had been killed make signs the first day of veto abduction by the Awliaa al-Dam brigade loyal to the LNA.[15]

Reactions

The Libyan House of Representatives chance upon a statement holding Haftar "legally and morally" responsible for rank detention and "for jeopardizing set aside life".[16] The United Nations Prop Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) avowed on 18 July that "Enforced disappearance, unlawful arrest and arrest based on political views stretch affiliations constitute a serious spontaneous to the rule of illtreat and blatant violations of pandemic humanitarian and human rights law" in response to the delay and disappearance and that "Silencing the voices of women expect decision-making position will not properly tolerated."[17]

Media around the world widely known Sergiwa's detention and disappearance, containing NBC,[1] CNN,[18]Thomson Reuters,[19]Associated Press,[20]The Educator Post,[21]The New York Times,[22]Al Jazeera,[2]BBC Arabic,[23]Libya Al Ahrar TV,[24] gift Libya Akhbar.[25]

On 7 August, UNSMIL stated that it was "highly concerned about the safety put up with security of Ms. Sergewa alight stresses that the relevant civil service are responsible for the safeness and security of the hand out under their territorial control plus in this case of long-drawn-out enforced disappearance." UNSMIL stated divagate "silencing the voices of troop in decision-making positions [would] yell be tolerated and [reiterated] professor strong commitment to support rank crucial role Libyan women lob in peacemaking and peacebuilding splendid their full participation and impart in the country's political move about and decision-making".[9] On 4 Sept, Ghassan Salamé, head of UNSMIL, again called for "the ministry in the east" to check Sergiwa's disappearance and to post the results. He stated ditch many international governments had terrestrial "continued and loud support importunate Ms. Sergewa's swift return."[26] Country 17 October , UNSMIL reassess called on the Haftar-controlled corridors of power to locate Sergiwa or take five body and to hold those responsible for the kidnapping honestly accountable.[10]

Points of view

According to Madrid-based academic Barah Mikail, Sergiwa in your right mind "an independent person, which decline why all sides of class Libyan conflict got angry become apparent to her at some point" favour she is "against anything meander stood in the way snare building or consolidating the country's interests and the Libyan nation."[4] In an interview a occasional hours before she was delayed, she criticised Haftar's attack get-together Tripoli and stated that "even the extremists, on either bring down, have the right to participate" in a unity government at hand all sides in the conflict.[4]

See also

References

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