Tuesday, September 16, 2025
LibyaReview
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
LibyaReview
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

Libya’s PM Slammed for Offensive Statements

December 31, 2021
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Libya’s Prime Minister, Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba is facing sharp criticism for a number of statements deemed “offensive towards unmarried Libyan women.”

In his speech during a ceremony to distribute cheques for his marriage support grant in Tripoli, the PM stated the need for, “girls who are older and without marriage, let’s focus more and move their marriage market.”

This sparked a wave of widespread anger on social media. Head of the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL), Ahmed Hamza said that Dbaiba’s statements “constitute an insult and a provocation to this segment of women.”
He added that women are not commodities that can be bought and sold, and that “the logic that Dbaiba spoke with brings us back to the era of slave markets.”

Hamza stressed that the PM must retract his statements, and offer an apology in line with social, moral, religious, and legal values.

In addition, many female public figures strongly criticized the Prime Minister, including activist Gamila Fellaq who said that describing unmarried women this way is “a humiliating matter that is not only rejected by women, but also by every father and brother who does not accept that his daughter or sister be a commodity that is being auctioned.”

In turn, activist Areej Al-Senussi emphasized that Libyan women are a red line, and rejected any bullying attempts against them.

Notably, a cabinet meeting was held on Thursday, marking the PM’s return to his post. This comes despite concerns that the postponement of the country’s Presidential elections would jeopardize his position.

The election, set for 24 December was meant to be the culmination of United Nations-led efforts to drag Libya out of a decade of conflict since a 2011 revolt. But it was derailed by bitter arguments over divisive candidates, and a disputed legal framework.

  • EU: Libyan Peace Requires Contribution of Women
  • Libyan Woman Kidnapped in Al-Zawiyah, UNSMIL Calls for Her Release
  • Libyan Detention Center Guards Accused of Rape
  • IS militant Family Members to Leave Libya. Where will they go?
  • EU Voices Support for Libyan Women to Actively Participate in Political Scene
Tags: Abdulhamid DbaibalibyaLibyan WomenPrime Minister
Next Post

Libyan Governments Spent Over 500 Billion Dinars Since 2011

POPULAR CATEGORIES

  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

MUST READ

Libyan Police Arrest Illegal Migrants in Benghazi

Libya Boosts Oilfield Operations through Partnership with SLB

Chad Condemns Criminal Activity Along Borders with Libya

NOC Discusses Support for Power Generation Plants in Libya

US Sees Stability & Reform as Path to Investment in Libya

Libyan Officials Discuss Solutions to Libya’s Electricity Shortages

EDITOR PICKS

Erdogan Signals Positive Shift in Relations With East Libya

Libya Marks 94 Years Since the Martyrdom of Omar Al-Mukhtar

Arab Pharmacists Union Partners with Benghazi University

Libya Targets Human Trafficking Networks

Libyan Officials Discuss Solutions to Libya’s Electricity Shortages

UNSMIL Panel Explores Journalism in Political Process

  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

© 2024 LR

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Economy
  • Sport
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

© 2024 LR