Know Your Rights Campaign

“Know Your Rights” is an awareness-raising campaign based on the provision of valuable legal information. It is of concern to Libyan citizens in general and targets, in particular, the more vulnerable groups to verbal or physical abuse or violations in any form in Libya.

Freedom of Thought/Opinion/Expression

Right of Association

The Rights of the Accused

Irregular Migrants

Enforced Disappearences

Data Privacy

Race/Ethnicity/National Origin Based Discrimination

Detention/Imprisonment

Treaties

Women’s Rights

Voting Rights

Protestor’s Rights

Know Your Rights campaign aims to raise awareness of the law in Libya and to contribute to the knowledge of rights and duties in accordance with national laws and the necessary agreements of international humanitarian and human rights law.

Campaign objectives

  • To raise awareness in the legal community and to contribute to the knowledge of rights and duties and the understanding among the targets groups

  • To engage target groups

  • To increase the participation of opinion leaders and civil society activists to adopt the campaign, exchange experiences, and mobilize more support

Know Your Rights Podcast

Episode 1: Freedom of Thought

Interview with Jomaa Atiga, a human rights activist and lawyer about freedom of thoughts and speech in Libya

Collaboration with the Libyan journalist Marwa Salem and Radio Ness.

Watch the interview with Mr. Jomaa Atiga

Caricatures

Freedom of speech in Libya

By the artist Seif Eddine Nechi

What are the legislative obstacles to freedom of expression in Libya?

Article 14 of the Constitutional Declaration of 2011 is a guarantee of freedom of expression and the only text that explicitly and directly recognizes these rights, except

It did not affect, as expected, lower-level legal legislation, as the Publications Law No. (76) of 1972 is still in effect, including the provisions it contains that impose restrictions on these rights, such as imposing prior censorship on publications, including newspapers. Also, some subsequent legislation has It included restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression in accordance with loose standards, including the Anti-Cybercrime Law No. (5) of 2022.