[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Rape victims in Libya 'detained'

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Rape victims in Libya 'detained' 
By Anne Penketh, Diplomatic editor 
Published: 28 February 2006 

Libyan women and girls including rape victims are being placed in "social 
rehabilitation" centres which are being used as an ideological brainwashing 
tool by the authorities, Human Rights Watch claims. 

A team from the human rights organisation was granted access to two of the 
centres, and releases its report today. Officially portrayed as protective 
homes for women and girls "vulnerable to engaging in moral misconduct", Human 
Rights Watch says the facilities house rape victims who have been ostracised 
for "staining their families' honour".

Women and girls who have no male guardian have also been placed in the centres. 
They say they are treated like criminals.

Farida Deif, the researcher who visited the centres, said that "these 
facilities are far more punitive than protective". She said she was told that 
the Libyan authorities "don't just want to change the women's behaviour, but 
their personalities".

There is no time limit for the arbitrary detentions. The total number of 
centres in Libya is not known.

Responding to the charges in the report, the Libyan government said that Human 
Rights Watch was ignoring the Islamic values governing Libyan society, 
particularly the protection of women who might face "honour" killings. 

Libyan women and girls including rape victims are being placed in "social 
rehabilitation" centres which are being used as an ideological brainwashing 
tool by the authorities, Human Rights Watch claims. 

A team from the human rights organisation was granted access to two of the 
centres, and releases its report today. Officially portrayed as protective 
homes for women and girls "vulnerable to engaging in moral misconduct", Human 
Rights Watch says the facilities house rape victims who have been ostracised 
for "staining their families' honour".

Women and girls who have no male guardian have also been placed in the centres. 
They say they are treated like criminals.

Farida Deif, the researcher who visited the centres, said that "these 
facilities are far more punitive than protective". She said she was told that 
the Libyan authorities "don't just want to change the women's behaviour, but 
their personalities".

There is no time limit for the arbitrary detentions. The total number of 
centres in Libya is not known.

Responding to the charges in the report, the Libyan government said that Human 
Rights Watch was ignoring the Islamic values governing Libyan society, 
particularly the protection of women who might face "honour" killings. 


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