Libyan women’s leadership.. Councils are battling over the civil society commission

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In her meeting with the site "Sky News Arabia"Mabrouka with dates explains the origin of the dispute, saying that the commission was established in 2012 in the city of BenghaziHowever, Fayez al-Sarraj, former head of the Presidential Council, formed the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 as a parallel body in violation of the law in the capital, Tripoli.

And she added that the Libyans waited after the political agreement in Geneva 2021 andFormation of the Presidential Council The Government of National Unity headed by Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaibaunifying institutions, but what happened the opposite, where "Failed" Dabaiba government in this mission.

She attributed this to the fact that al-Dabaiba emptied offices and headquarters in the eastern region, including the institutions whose formation decision states that their headquarters are in Benghazi, including the Civil Society Commission, and the formation of a third board of directors for the commission other than the two councils in Benghazi and Tripoli.

In response, the commission addressed the administrative control, the attorney general and the head of government to unify the institutions and submit a grievance to the presidential council, which responded and issued a decision transferring the subordination of the civil society commission to the presidential council, but no decision has been issued to unify the commission’s councils so far, according to Mabrouka Palmer.

It is likely that a self-unification decision will be issued between the main and parallel branches of the Commission, to prove that civil society is far from political quarrels.

And there are 7000 organizations working in Libya that have taken accreditation, some of them are starting work, and some are suspended due to lack of capabilities, including 35 international organizations and branches of international organizations.

Oversight of organizations

The Chairperson of the Civil Society Commission commends the work climate available to NGOs Civil societyespecially in eastern Libya, saying it "work comfortably"And that the oversight is subsequent, while the commission performs its role in following up the headquarters, documents and work of the organizations to ensure that there are no violations, and it communicates with the security authorities in the event of violations related to national security.

In this, she pointed out that an international organization had previously been notified to stop its permit due to a complaint from a citizen that reached the court.

The commission and the parties

The Chairperson of the Commission denies that civil action organizations are directly affiliated with political parties, pointing out that there are parties that try to provide aid to organizations and to have a civil wing to attract the largest number of their adherents, but it has not been proven that a party has an organization operating under its wing.

Mabrouka conveys dates from organizations such as "Human Rights" Amnesty International and local organizations deplored the way the parallel commission in Tripoli works with it, pointing out that these organizations and the UN mission prefer to work with the legitimate headquarters of the commission in Benghazi, and the parallel commission has registered only 360 organizations, which are almost organizations operating in the capital.

Elections and Reconciliation

Regarding the commission’s role in the postponed general elections, its president says that she participated in preparing for them by training observers, and regarding Municipal electionsShe noted that the commission demanded the inclusion of cities in the list of elected municipalities, including Derna, Sirte and Benghazi, and is working to collect signatures to address the committee to include other municipalities.

Mabrouka with dates described the commission’s role in national reconciliation as "Authentic partner"and had a meeting with US Institute of Peace of the Congress on reconciliation and community security, and a reconciliation that includes all Libyans was emphasized.

It believes that reconciliation should not be limited to the conflicting parties, but rather include those affected and victims of military operations.

She concluded that the Presidential Council should expedite the work on reconciliation stemming from grassrootsAnd after that comes the political parties that will agree when their interests agree.

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In her interview with “Sky News Arabia”, Mabrouka explains with dates the origin of the dispute, saying that the commission was established in 2012 in the city of BenghaziHowever, Fayez al-Sarraj, former head of the Presidential Council, formed the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 as a parallel body in violation of the law in the capital, Tripoli.

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And she added that the Libyans waited after the political agreement in Geneva 2021 andFormation of the Presidential Council The Government of National Unity headed by Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaibaunifying institutions, but the opposite happened, as the Dabaiba government “failed” in this task.

She attributed this to the fact that al-Dabaiba emptied offices and headquarters in the eastern region, including the institutions whose formation decision states that their headquarters are in Benghazi, including the Civil Society Commission, and the formation of a third board of directors for the commission other than the two councils in Benghazi and Tripoli.

In response, the commission addressed the administrative control, the attorney general and the head of government to unify the institutions and submit a grievance to the presidential council, which responded and issued a decision transferring the subordination of the civil society commission to the presidential council, but no decision has been issued to unify the commission’s councils so far, according to Mabrouka Palmer.

It is likely that a self-unification decision will be issued between the main and parallel branches of the Commission, to prove that civil society is far from political quarrels.

And there are 7000 organizations working in Libya that have taken accreditation, some of them are starting work, and some are suspended due to lack of capabilities, including 35 international organizations and branches of international organizations.

Oversight of organizations

The Chairperson of the Civil Society Commission commends the work climate available to NGOs Civil societyespecially in eastern Libya, saying that it “works comfortably”, and that oversight is subsequent, while the Commission plays its role in following up the headquarters, documents and work of organizations to ensure that there are no violations, and it communicates with the security authorities in the event of violations of national security.

In this, she pointed out that an international organization had previously been notified to stop its permit due to a complaint from a citizen that reached the court.

The commission and the parties

The Chairperson of the Commission denies that civil action organizations are directly affiliated with political parties, pointing out that there are parties that try to provide aid to organizations and to have a civil wing to attract the largest number of their adherents, but it has not been proven that a party has an organization operating under its wing.

Mabrouka with dates narrates from organizations such as “Human RightsAmnesty International and local organizations deplored the way the parallel commission in Tripoli works with it, pointing out that these organizations and the UN mission prefer to work with the legitimate headquarters of the commission in Benghazi, and the parallel commission has registered only 360 organizations, which are almost organizations operating in the capital.

Elections and Reconciliation

Regarding the commission’s role in the postponed general elections, its president says that she participated in preparing for them by training observers, and regarding Municipal electionsShe noted that the commission demanded the inclusion of cities in the list of elected municipalities, including Derna, Sirte and Benghazi, and is working to collect signatures to address the committee to include other municipalities.

Mabrouka Palmer described the Commission’s role in national reconciliation as an “authentic partner”, and held a meeting with US Institute of Peace of the Congress on reconciliation and community security, and a reconciliation that includes all Libyans was emphasized.

It believes that reconciliation should not be limited to the conflicting parties, but rather include those affected and victims of military operations.

She concluded that the Presidential Council should expedite the work on reconciliation stemming from grassrootsAnd after that comes the political parties that will agree when their interests agree.

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