Salwa Bugaighis

Salwa Bugaighis

The assassination of a human rights leader sends a shockwave through Libya

Global Politics

Militants assassinated human rights lawyer Salwa Bugaighis in her home in Benghazi, hours after she cast her ballot in Libya’s parliamentary elections — shocking Libyans across the political spectrum.Militants assassinated human rights lawyer Salwa Bugaighis in her home in Benghazi, hours after she cast her ballot in Libya’s parliamentary elections — shocking Libyans across the political spectrum.