Media and CSO activists call for civil democratic state from LPDFBy Sami Zaptia. The signatories also expressed surprise at the lack of transparency in choosing representatives of civil society organizations, considering the absence of representatives of independent press organizations yet another failure of the LPDF. The signatories stated that civil society and freedom of expression are needed today more than before, especially in these situations which have weakened the state and its institutions. They warned that the continuation of these laws will weaken the work of civil society and the press organizations, and make them hostage to weak state institutions and the armed groups. Revoke Resolutions 1-2 of the Civil Society Commission for the year 2016, because they undermine the civil work, and for their inconsistency with the Constitutional Declaration, and Libya’s international and regional obligations.

Source: Libya Today November 17, 2020 11:57 UTC