Seham Sergiwa

Seham Sergiwa[1]
سهام سرقيوة[2]
Born1963 (age 60–61)[3]
Kingdom of Libya
Disappeared17 July 2019
Benghazi, Libya
StatusMissing for 5 years, 4 months and 1 day[4]
OccupationPsychologist[5]
Known forDocumenting rape as a weapon of war during the 2011 Libyan Civil War[5][6] and publicly speaking against Khalifa Haftar war.
Member of the Libya Parliament
for Benghazi
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014[7]
Majority5,883[7]

Seham Sergiwa[1] (Arabic: سهام سرقيوة Sahām Sarqīwa;[2] also Romanized Siham, Sirqiwa, Sergewa,[6] Sirghua;[7] born 1963[3]) is a Libyan psychologist[5] elected to the Libyan parliament in 2014.[7] She was abducted by a Libyan National Army militia loyal to Khalifa Haftar on 17 July 2019.[8] The United Nations Support Mission in Libya expressed its deep concern and stated that "silencing the voices of women in decision-making positions [would] not be tolerated."[9] As of 17 October 2019, Sergiwa's fate and whereabouts were unknown and the "authorities in eastern Libya" had not made public the results of any investigation.[10]

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  8. ^ Burke, Jason (31 July 2019). "Abducted Libyan MP's relatives in US sound alarm over torture fears". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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