Den Haag, 16 februari 2018

Voortouwcommissie:

vaste commissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken

Activiteit:
Datum:
Tijd:
Openbaar/besloten:

Bijzondere procedure
woensdag 21 februari 2018
12.00 - 13.00 uur
openbaar

Onderwerp:

Vrouwelijke Libische activisten

Agendapunt:

Het lid Karabulut ontvangt in het kader van de bijzondere procedure
vier vrouwelijke Libische activisten (zie bijgevoegde
achtergrondinformatie).
deelnemers:
1. Dr. Rida Altubuly, Together We Build It Foundation
2. mw Hajer Sharief, Together We Build It Foundation
3. Mw Asma Khalifa Tamazight Women Movement
4. Mw Inas Miloud Tamazight Women Movement

Zaak:

Brief derden - Cordaid te Den Haag – 2 februari 2018
Verzoek Cordaid en WO=MEN, namens vier vrouwelijke Libische activisten,
om gesprek met vaste commissie voor Buitenlandse Zaken d.d. 21 of 22
februari 2018 - 2018Z01852

Griffier:

T.J.E. van Toor

Activiteitnummer:

2018A00569

Libyan women activists visiting the Netherlands in the week of the 19th to the 23rd
of February 2018.
As part of the Dutch National Action plan, 4 Libyan activists (the main partners within the
program) are visiting the Netherlands in the week of the 19th and 23rd of February. The purpose
of their visit is amongst others to present the first findings of an action research implemented
on the daily safety needs through the lens of women and youth lived realities. This research is
based on their everyday experiences in Libya through a participatory approach. The activists
would like to share their findings and recommendations with Dutch policy makers and civil
society to support the development of meaningful engagement and interventions in Libya.
Profile of our Libyan guests
Hajer Sharief, appointed by United Nations Secretary General as member in the advisory group for
the progress study on youth peace and security, mandated by the Security Council resolution 2250.
She’s also an advocate for the Kofi Annan foundation with the Extremely Together initiative on
Countering Violent Extremism, most recently she has been chosen for the UN women's group of
'champions for women, peace & security and human rights'. In February 2017 she was awarded the
student peace prize in Norway. On the 17th of January 2018, Hajer Sharief was invited to provide a
civil society perspective and recommendations when the Security Council met to discuss the situation
in Libya on January 17th, 2018. : https://www.facebook.com/UNSMIL/videos/1492252287491149/
Hajer is currently the project manager for the 'Together We Build it' organization which she co-founded
during the war in Libya in 2011, and has been since working on supporting the democratic process in
Libya by emphasizing the relevance role of women's and youth in peacebuilding, conflict resolution
and preventing violent extremism. Together We Build It Foundation is a partner within the 3rd Dutch
National Action Plan 1325. See also: https://www.cordaid.org/en/news/un-resolution-1325-listengrassroots-women-voices/, https://www.cordaid.org/en/news/peacebuilders-not-troublemakersyouth4peace/
Asma Khalifa (26) is a Libyan activist and researcher. She has been working in civil society on
human rights, women’s rights and youth empowerment since 2011. Since then Asma became a
research student in MA-Peace and Conflict studies and has begun working on peace-building and
conflict transformation. On May 25th 2016, Asma received the Luxembourg Peace Prize during The
World Peace Forum in the European Parliament in Luxembourg. Asma is the co-founder at
Tamazight Women Movement, a think/do tank that is working on gender equality and research on
the indigenous women of Libya and North Africa. Tamazight Women Movement is a partner within the
3rd Dutch National Action Plan 1325. See also
http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/08/01/if-i-want-to-see-hope-in-libya-again-i-have-towork-for-it/
Inas Miloud
Inas Miloud is an activist and researcher focusing on indigenous rights and the involvement of women
in peace and political processes. Inas is the lead coordinator for the 1325 Network in Libya, where she
worked amongst others on projects relating to violence against women during conflict. Further, Inas is
the co-founder and director of Tamazight Women’s Movement, an organization dealing with the
intersection of gender, race and ethnicity amongst indigenous populations. See also
https://www.cordaid.org/en/news/hopes-for-libya/
Rida Al-Tubuly is an activist and Professor of Pharmacology at faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Tripoli. After the liberation of Tripoli in 2011, she co-founded “Maan
Nabneeha Movement: Together We Build It”, an NGO that works towards the promotion
of human rights and women’s political & economic empowerment,. Dr. Rida Al-Tubuly is
fighting for women’s rights and is interested in issues such as gender equality and
political empowerment of women. Her passion is empowering women, particularly getting
the Libyan women to be considered a real actor and an equal partner in building up
Libya. Ms. Al-Tubuly is the executive manager of the 1325 Network in Libya, a network
which advocates on UNSCR1325 (2000) in Libya, and a coauthor of the first Libyan Civil
Society Monitoring Report on UNSCR1325 (2000).