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Eyewitness: voices from Libya

Over recent months, the FCO has hosted a series of “Eyewitness” meetings, which sought to improve our understanding of the situation in Libya by focusing on particular regions and vulnerable groups. These included, in turn, Tripoli, Misrata, the Western Mountains, and the effect of the conflict on women and children.

The events allowed ordinary Libyans who had witnessed Qadhafi’s atrocities to speak to FCO Minister Alistair Burt, government officials, NGOs and UK and Arab journalists. The eyewitnesses gave their accounts in confidence, so that others could speak out on their behalf. With information on the situation in Libya often hard to come by, these events offered an invaluable opportunity to engage with those who had first-hand experience of the reality on the ground, and to allow the voices of ordinary Libyans to be heard.

   

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