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The head of the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya, Mahmoud Hamza, confirmed that the authorities in #Libya, both east and west, despite the political differences between them, have agreed on two points, the first of which is to suppress and obstruct any process of holding elections, and to suppress civil space and freedoms, freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of the press and media, and freedom of civil society work. 

Hamza said, in a telephone interview on "France 24" channel, that the report of the "Human Rights Watch" organization, which condemned the Libyan authorities' suppression of civil society organizations, is completely consistent with the statements issued by the institution regarding the restrictions on the freedom of "civil space" and the activity of civil society associations and non-governmental institutions. 

He added, "This is a consistent approach from the leadership of the government in Tripoli and even from the forces stationed in the east of the country, as both are hostile to civil society and human rights and legal institutions without any legal justification." 

 He continued, "These practices reveal the corruption of these ruling systems and their efforts not to reveal or expose their corruption and their failure to provide various health, educational, or public rights services, which makes them upset with independent voices that criticize their poor performance and failure." 

He continued, "We are still pushing towards communicating with the House of Representatives in order to accelerate the pace of issuing a new law to regulate the work of civil society that allows it to work freely." 

He added, "Since 2012, the legislative authority has issued dozens of laws, but it refrains from issuing this law for mysterious reasons unless there is a political orientation or will agreed upon by all parties to oppose this trend and keep it in a position of questionable legitimacy." 

He concluded by saying, "All parties controlling the legislature realize that they are merely de facto authorities imposing themselves by force of arms, so they do not want to allow any room for freedom of opinion that could expose their various practices." #Libya
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