Libya: Woman detained after alleging rape in Libya

Index Number: MDE 19/013/2011
Date Published: 1 April 2011
Categories: Libya

A Libyan woman has been detained, mostly incommunicado, after alleging that she was raped by members of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi’s forces. She is at serious risk of torture and has reportedly been charged with defamation by the officials she accuses of raping her.