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| Libyan human rights activist Salwa Bughaighis killed | Libyan human rights activist Salwa Bughaighis killed |
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| A prominent Libyan human rights lawyer and activist has been assassinated in her home in Benghazi. | A prominent Libyan human rights lawyer and activist has been assassinated in her home in Benghazi. |
| Armed men fought their way into the house of Salwa Bughaighis before shooting her. | Armed men fought their way into the house of Salwa Bughaighis before shooting her. |
| Ms Bughaighis was an outspoken critic of many of the armed groups, which still control much of Libya. | Ms Bughaighis was an outspoken critic of many of the armed groups, which still control much of Libya. |
| Her husband Issam has disappeared, and relatives believe he has been kidnapped. | |
| The killing is the latest in a string of attacks on politicians, activists and journalists who have spoken out against the actions of certain militias. | The killing is the latest in a string of attacks on politicians, activists and journalists who have spoken out against the actions of certain militias. |
| Ms Bughaighis was killed hours after she had cast her vote in Libya's parliamentary elections. | Ms Bughaighis was killed hours after she had cast her vote in Libya's parliamentary elections. |
| A medical source at a Benghazi hospital confirmed she died of a gunshot wound to the head. | A medical source at a Benghazi hospital confirmed she died of a gunshot wound to the head. |
| An eyewitness has said she was attacked by five armed men, four of whom were masked. | An eyewitness has said she was attacked by five armed men, four of whom were masked. |
| Analysis: Rana Jawad, BBC News, Tripoli | Analysis: Rana Jawad, BBC News, Tripoli |
| It is not just Salwa Bughaighis' family and friends who are mourning her but many across Libya. | It is not just Salwa Bughaighis' family and friends who are mourning her but many across Libya. |
| In 2011, in the early days of the uprising against Col Gaddafi, she was one of the few who kept me up-to-date on the deadly crackdown on protestors. | In 2011, in the early days of the uprising against Col Gaddafi, she was one of the few who kept me up-to-date on the deadly crackdown on protestors. |
| She and other lawyers and activists braved the streets to protest against the heavy-handed response. She was most recently heavily involved in moves to set up a National Dialogue to discuss Libya's many problems. | She and other lawyers and activists braved the streets to protest against the heavy-handed response. She was most recently heavily involved in moves to set up a National Dialogue to discuss Libya's many problems. |
| As a civil and woman's rights activist, she would not mince her words - often speaking bluntly about the dangers posed by Islamist groups and the failures since Gaddafi was ousted. As a lawyer, she frequently spoke of the urgent need for the rule of law. | As a civil and woman's rights activist, she would not mince her words - often speaking bluntly about the dangers posed by Islamist groups and the failures since Gaddafi was ousted. As a lawyer, she frequently spoke of the urgent need for the rule of law. |
| Those who knew her and worked with her have also been reflecting on the wider context of Benghazi's continuous killings that have so far gone unpunished. One tribute reads: "What now? Does she become just another poster to carry? Another name lost? Another death that we owe a debt to?" | |
| She had also been a strong critic of Muammar Gaddafi and joined some of the first protests against him in 2011. | She had also been a strong critic of Muammar Gaddafi and joined some of the first protests against him in 2011. |
| She later became an adviser to Libya's National Transitional Council which governed the country during and directly after the uprising. She leaves behind three sons. | She later became an adviser to Libya's National Transitional Council which governed the country during and directly after the uprising. She leaves behind three sons. |
| The US Ambassador to Libya Deborah Jones said the killing was "heartbreaking". | The US Ambassador to Libya Deborah Jones said the killing was "heartbreaking". |
| She described the killing as a "cowardly, despicable, shameful act against a courageous woman and true Libyan patriot". | She described the killing as a "cowardly, despicable, shameful act against a courageous woman and true Libyan patriot". |
| Earlier this week a candidate standing in parliamentary elections in the southern city of Sabha was assassinated, local media reported. | Earlier this week a candidate standing in parliamentary elections in the southern city of Sabha was assassinated, local media reported. |
| Libya has suffered from instability and violence since the downfall of Gaddafi in 2011. | Libya has suffered from instability and violence since the downfall of Gaddafi in 2011. |
| The government has struggled to disarm the various armed groups that remained from the war. | The government has struggled to disarm the various armed groups that remained from the war. |