A Threat to Society?

Arbitrary Detention of Women and Girls for

I. Summary

II. Recommendations

To the Government of Libya

To the United Nations

To the ACHR, E.U., and Donors

III. Background

Women's Legal Status

Government Response to Violence against Women

IV. Libya's Social Rehabilitation Facilities

Mandate and Bylaws Regulating Social Rehabilitation Facilities

Transfer of Women and Girls into "Preventive" Custody

The Benghazi Home for Juvenile Girls

The Social Welfare Home for Women in Tajoura

V. Human Rights Abuses in Libya's Social Rehabilitation Facilities

Arbitrary Deprivations of Liberty, Due Process, and Freedom of Movement

Forced Virginity Testing

Prolonged Solitary Confinement

Denying Girls the Right to Education

VI. Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Official Libyan Government Response to the Report's Findings