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Oct 31, 2011
Slain lensman's wife in plea to Libya's new leaders
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Oct 31 2011
The wife of photojournalist Anton Hammerl has pleaded with Libyans to help find her husband's body, which has not been found since his death there seven months ago.
"Dear people of Libya, we call on you to please be our hearts, eyes and ears in our search for the whereabouts of Anton's remains," Penny Sukraj-Hammerl wrote in a open letter posted on Facebook.
"Dear people of Libya, On November 5 it will be seven months since our lives became inextricably linked with your struggle for liberation," she wrote.
"On April 5, my husband, photojournalist Anton Hammerl, was gunned down by Gaddafi forces in the desert outside Brega."
He had been travelling with journalists James Foley, Manu Brabo and Clare Morgana Gillis, to document what was happening on the frontline.
They were arrested immediately after Hammerl was shot and were detained for six weeks before being freed. Hammerl's family only learnt of his death after their release.
Sukraj-Hammerl wrote: "I know your fight for freedom has come at a huge cost and immeasurably broken the lives of far too many families, who have been cruelly robbed of their brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters."
She said the family could not rest until Hammerl was given a proper burial at a site where his children -- Aurora, Neo and baby Hiro -- could go to.
"God willing, one day we will make a pilgrimage to Libya, to celebrate your liberty, but to also find our own sense of peace and visit the place in the desert where my beloved husband fell."
The wife of photojournalist Anton Hammerl has pleaded with Libyans to help find her husband's body, which has not been found since his death there seven months ago.
"Dear people of Libya, we call on you to please be our hearts, eyes and ears in our search for the whereabouts of Anton's remains," Penny Sukraj-Hammerl wrote in a open letter posted on Facebook.
"Dear people of Libya, On November 5 it will be seven months since our lives became inextricably linked with your struggle for liberation," she wrote.
"On April 5, my husband, photojournalist Anton Hammerl, was gunned down by Gaddafi forces in the desert outside Brega."
He had been travelling with journalists James Foley, Manu Brabo and Clare Morgana Gillis, to document what was happening on the frontline.
They were arrested immediately after Hammerl was shot and were detained for six weeks before being freed. Hammerl's family only learnt of his death after their release.
Sukraj-Hammerl wrote: "I know your fight for freedom has come at a huge cost and immeasurably broken the lives of far too many families, who have been cruelly robbed of their brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters."
She said the family could not rest until Hammerl was given a proper burial at a site where his children -- Aurora, Neo and baby Hiro -- could go to.
"God willing, one day we will make a pilgrimage to Libya, to celebrate your liberty, but to also find our own sense of peace and visit the place in the desert where my beloved husband fell."
Oct 5, 2011
Dr Ahmed Sewehli on mental health support
Please see report from Dr Ahmed Sewehli on mental health support within Misratah. It is an extensive and detailed report that I am sure will be of great value to all interested in mental health for Misratah and greater Libya.
Do please ensure that you coordinate all mental health work in Misratah with Dr Ahmed.
aziz
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:23 PM, ahmed sewehliwrote:
Asalaam aleykum
I have returned from Misrata to the UK for a couple of weeks following 6 weeks there working as a psychiatrist. I did over 120 consultations (documented), 2 radio programmes (with psychologists and imams), plus informal group therapy with surgeons and physicians, as well as training in diagnosis and management for doctors and psychologists. During that time I officially set up the Misrata Psychiatry Team with the approval of the Misrata Medical Committee and Misrata Transitional Council.. Dr Nagi Barakat is also aware of this team. I , along with my colleague, will be training at least 2 junior doctors with an interest in psychiatry, at least one of whom will be female. There is already a junior female psychiatrist preparing to join us from Benghazi- she visited Misrata and I found her to be a very good doctor who is willing to help and learn. We have 2 pharmacists on the team, one with a special interest in psychotropic medication. I am still liaising with colleague managers and doctors to get a more permanent place as an OPD/headquarters for our team (it is not a question of just getting a building-many people have offered their private premises, but there are a number of factors which the team are considering). We are not considering inpatient department at this time due to the small number of psychiatrists and NO psychiatric nurses. This of course is very difficult as I have seen a number of patients who definitely needed admission but had to be managed by their families at home with intensive follow-up.
In terms of women, I saw many patients with depression and PTSD, as well as those who already had chronic illnesses mainly schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I saw just one rape victim. I am sure there are more (but unsure of how many more). I have visited the senior gynaecologists of Misrata to discuss this, and to offer my services should the need arise. I have also discussed this issue with MSF, who have a stereotypical Western view about this issue (including insisting as in their protocol that I offered the victim a document stating that she had been raped in case she wished to go to court or claim financial compensation in future), although on meeting further with their psychologists and head of mission they seem to now understand the culture of Libya in general and Misrata in particular. As we were taught whilst training in psychiatry in the UK, psychiatry differs in different parts of the world according to the culture and environment.
Now, there are many independent social groups, women's groups, cultural groups in Misrata, all putting in a lot of effort in their own ways to 'find and support the rape victims'. Some may be doing a good job, others may not. What I do believe is that there are too many of these well-intentioned people, indeed they may be more than the number of cases. Allahu A3lam.
Since going to Misrata I have been approached by many international TV and newspaper journalists on the rape issue. I have declined all interviews related to this for the following reasons: 1) the whole world already knows about this and Gaddafi's crimes, I dont see how shouting louder would make any difference. 2) This will not encourage cases to come forward, and may indeed keep people away if you are going to be linked to just treating rape.
Dr Seham Sergewa (clinical psychologist who appeared on CNN and alJazeera) visited Misrata for a seminar 2 days before I left. She stayed in the journalists hotel which she did not want to leave(according to her psychologist colleague) as she was concerned for her safety (there was no obvious reason for this). Note that she came with her husband. She was accompanied to this seminar by a Misrata freedom fighter with a machine-gun at her request. In my six weeks in Misrata I have not seen one person being escorted like that, and no one is carrying a machine gun unless they are fighters (not even my father who is in Misrata and is wanted by Gaddafi after escaping prison).
During her seminar, which was attended by about 60-80 people, she stated the percentage of rape complaints in Europe and the Usa to be up to 25%. She also stated the number of rape cases in Rwanda and Bosnia. Then said that there were 1300 estimated cases in Libya.
Then she said that this uprising was done by Libyan men without asking the women (??). Then she said that Libyans do not respect women who do not wear hijab (??). Then, after going into explicit sexual detail about what rape was (I was the only person who kept kicking the children out who should not have been there for such an issue anyway), wait for this, she said: Rape victims who are not treated will either commit suicide or become prostitutes! ......(she used the word 'da3ara')
After 2 other people spoke I got my turn. I had been keeping notes, which I still have. I critically appraised her lecture, including the fact that the number of rape complaints in the West was not applicable to Libya (for obvious reasons). Also that the numbers for Bosnia and Rwanda (where cannibalism was practised) was not applicable. Yes, there was rape in this war, and yes Gaddafi had committed these atrocities. I said that in Misrata rape victims would not become prostitutes. I finally said that any practical help would be welcome.When I finished she first said, in English: 'do not teach me!', then continued in A rabic to say how she was a professor and had a PhD from London, etc, etc, then she said: 'yes, dr, even in Misrata they can become prostitutes' . People around me were saying la hawla walla kuwata illa billah......
By the way her husband came out when the 'seminar' ended and said how dare I criticise her and that he himself was FRCS and that I had a 'closed mind'.I replied that I was criticising her presentation and not his wife, as we have been taught in training.
Anyway, this was just to give you an idea about things. My opinion is that I wish that all this effort is focused on all women in Misrata, and especially those suffering from PTSD, depression, anxiety, rather than just rape victims who cannot be found. One lady I saw was suffering from severe PTSD following the death of her husband in her arms after a Grad missile attack, and another lady was shot at with her children (yet all survived) and could not function anymore. Are they not important? There isnt even a psychiatric department in Misrata, which is the most basic essential need, yet hundreds of people locally and abroad are focusing, for some reason or other, on rape only. If we focus on all women, that will inshallah include all kinds of victims.
Just to end on a high note, Misrata is doing much much better than what I thought before I went, and the morale of the people is, mashallah, amazing. Everyone is doing what they can in order for the city to run effectively (including militarily), and people are very much together.
Inshallah I will be returning to Misrata within the next few days.
Ramadan Kareem Wa Salaam Aleykum
Ahmed
Dr Ahmed Sewehli
Head, Misrata Psychiatry Team
Misrata, Libya
Do please ensure that you coordinate all mental health work in Misratah with Dr Ahmed.
aziz
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:23 PM, ahmed sewehli
Asalaam aleykum
I have returned from Misrata to the UK for a couple of weeks following 6 weeks there working as a psychiatrist. I did over 120 consultations (documented), 2 radio programmes (with psychologists and imams), plus informal group therapy with surgeons and physicians, as well as training in diagnosis and management for doctors and psychologists. During that time I officially set up the Misrata Psychiatry Team with the approval of the Misrata Medical Committee and Misrata Transitional Council.. Dr Nagi Barakat is also aware of this team. I , along with my colleague, will be training at least 2 junior doctors with an interest in psychiatry, at least one of whom will be female. There is already a junior female psychiatrist preparing to join us from Benghazi- she visited Misrata and I found her to be a very good doctor who is willing to help and learn. We have 2 pharmacists on the team, one with a special interest in psychotropic medication. I am still liaising with colleague managers and doctors to get a more permanent place as an OPD/headquarters for our team (it is not a question of just getting a building-many people have offered their private premises, but there are a number of factors which the team are considering). We are not considering inpatient department at this time due to the small number of psychiatrists and NO psychiatric nurses. This of course is very difficult as I have seen a number of patients who definitely needed admission but had to be managed by their families at home with intensive follow-up.
In terms of women, I saw many patients with depression and PTSD, as well as those who already had chronic illnesses mainly schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I saw just one rape victim. I am sure there are more (but unsure of how many more). I have visited the senior gynaecologists of Misrata to discuss this, and to offer my services should the need arise. I have also discussed this issue with MSF, who have a stereotypical Western view about this issue (including insisting as in their protocol that I offered the victim a document stating that she had been raped in case she wished to go to court or claim financial compensation in future), although on meeting further with their psychologists and head of mission they seem to now understand the culture of Libya in general and Misrata in particular. As we were taught whilst training in psychiatry in the UK, psychiatry differs in different parts of the world according to the culture and environment.
Now, there are many independent social groups, women's groups, cultural groups in Misrata, all putting in a lot of effort in their own ways to 'find and support the rape victims'. Some may be doing a good job, others may not. What I do believe is that there are too many of these well-intentioned people, indeed they may be more than the number of cases. Allahu A3lam.
Since going to Misrata I have been approached by many international TV and newspaper journalists on the rape issue. I have declined all interviews related to this for the following reasons: 1) the whole world already knows about this and Gaddafi's crimes, I dont see how shouting louder would make any difference. 2) This will not encourage cases to come forward, and may indeed keep people away if you are going to be linked to just treating rape.
Dr Seham Sergewa (clinical psychologist who appeared on CNN and alJazeera) visited Misrata for a seminar 2 days before I left. She stayed in the journalists hotel which she did not want to leave(according to her psychologist colleague) as she was concerned for her safety (there was no obvious reason for this). Note that she came with her husband. She was accompanied to this seminar by a Misrata freedom fighter with a machine-gun at her request. In my six weeks in Misrata I have not seen one person being escorted like that, and no one is carrying a machine gun unless they are fighters (not even my father who is in Misrata and is wanted by Gaddafi after escaping prison).
During her seminar, which was attended by about 60-80 people, she stated the percentage of rape complaints in Europe and the Usa to be up to 25%. She also stated the number of rape cases in Rwanda and Bosnia. Then said that there were 1300 estimated cases in Libya.
Then she said that this uprising was done by Libyan men without asking the women (??). Then she said that Libyans do not respect women who do not wear hijab (??). Then, after going into explicit sexual detail about what rape was (I was the only person who kept kicking the children out who should not have been there for such an issue anyway), wait for this, she said: Rape victims who are not treated will either commit suicide or become prostitutes! ......(she used the word 'da3ara')
After 2 other people spoke I got my turn. I had been keeping notes, which I still have. I critically appraised her lecture, including the fact that the number of rape complaints in the West was not applicable to Libya (for obvious reasons). Also that the numbers for Bosnia and Rwanda (where cannibalism was practised) was not applicable. Yes, there was rape in this war, and yes Gaddafi had committed these atrocities. I said that in Misrata rape victims would not become prostitutes. I finally said that any practical help would be welcome.When I finished she first said, in English: 'do not teach me!', then continued in A rabic to say how she was a professor and had a PhD from London, etc, etc, then she said: 'yes, dr, even in Misrata they can become prostitutes' . People around me were saying la hawla walla kuwata illa billah......
By the way her husband came out when the 'seminar' ended and said how dare I criticise her and that he himself was FRCS and that I had a 'closed mind'.I replied that I was criticising her presentation and not his wife, as we have been taught in training.
Anyway, this was just to give you an idea about things. My opinion is that I wish that all this effort is focused on all women in Misrata, and especially those suffering from PTSD, depression, anxiety, rather than just rape victims who cannot be found. One lady I saw was suffering from severe PTSD following the death of her husband in her arms after a Grad missile attack, and another lady was shot at with her children (yet all survived) and could not function anymore. Are they not important? There isnt even a psychiatric department in Misrata, which is the most basic essential need, yet hundreds of people locally and abroad are focusing, for some reason or other, on rape only. If we focus on all women, that will inshallah include all kinds of victims.
Just to end on a high note, Misrata is doing much much better than what I thought before I went, and the morale of the people is, mashallah, amazing. Everyone is doing what they can in order for the city to run effectively (including militarily), and people are very much together.
Inshallah I will be returning to Misrata within the next few days.
Ramadan Kareem Wa Salaam Aleykum
Ahmed
Dr Ahmed Sewehli
Head, Misrata Psychiatry Team
Misrata, Libya
Oct 3, 2011
Arraya Human Right Organization Human right violations committed by Al-Geddafi and his aids - unspeakable atrocities and crimes.
I- Eyewitness 1:-
- Taken by force to the criminal investigation general administration –Tripoli.
- Confined to a collective crowded cell with neither places to sit nor to sleep.
- Bad smells intensively and intentionally hurt the prisoners.
- Garbage, rubbish, and waste products were accumulating and amassing every day, when prisoners asked to remove these material they were answered “shut up O’garbages” .
- Limited meals and drinks, just few loaves of bread, cheese and water.
- The guardians were all black skinned, non-Arabic speakers.
- Ten prisoners were raped and filmed to compel the others to stop talking about these crimes.
- A cousin of the witness (who had helped bringing the witness to the prison) visited him in the prison warning him that he would face the same fate if he didn’t accept to fight with Al-Gheddafi brigades, our witness said yes I would, he got out of the prison and fled immediately to Tunisia.
- Unfortunately, the witness family still supporting Al-Gheddafi and refused to receive our witness calling him a traitor.
II- Eyewitness 2, Enas Ibrahim:-
- Date: 30-3-2011 to 3-4-2011
- Crime: torture and rape.
- Enas was forced out of her car at a chick-point led (face masked) to unknown area where investigated. Tortured and raped for three days, then one of the guardians helped her to escape and advised her to flee to Tunisia to avoid re-detention, the witness observed that another girl was torture and raped in the same place.
III-Bloody crackdown on peaceful Tripoli demonstrators.
- Area: martyrs square and adjacent streets.
- The Demonstrators were shot and fired. a considerable number of them fell dead, wounded and captives.
- Tripoli residents became under strict besiege, no one could enter nor exit.
- Friday prayers were constantly and mercilessly targeted.
IV-Eyewitness 3, wounded, put in the morgue while still alive.
- Ramsy Mohamed Zaroug, 35 years old Tripoli and Gheryan resident.
- His apartment was stormed by Sahban brigades; his elderly sick mother and father as well as his wife were insulted brutally.
- Ramsy was shot, wounded and dragged out of his apartment by his legs, brought to a hospital, a doctor tried to save him but the troops asked the doctor to put him in the morgue while still alive
- The perpetrators:-
Captain Salem Milad Al-Gheddafi .
Major Almadany al-Magrahy (Sahban brigade).
Ahmed Allamoushy.
V- Osama Ibrahim Al-boashi
- Detained on the 5th of august 2011, according to the information given from Seham AL-Mennay (revolutionary committee member, detective, and armed TV broadcaster, dressed in military outfit).
- Osama, his computer and mobile along with two of his neighbors were taken at 01:00 am, hands-tied, faces masked.
- Osama’s charge was that his computer contained anti Al-Gheddafi data.
- The accused were severely tortured, insulted and hit with electric sticks by seventeen to twenty years old Libyan drug addicts.
VI- Abd Al-Salam Basheer Abd Al-Salam
- Detained (eyes covered, hands tied) by Al-Saadi brigades while he was going to the dawn prayer, according to data from Seham Al-Menaay (Al-Saadi brigades co-operator) taken to Arrijia custody where insulted, hit and tortured by different brutal means.
- Al-Saadi brigades stormed his father’s house confiscated 220,000 L.D (two hundred twenty thousand Libyan dinars), his passport and computers.
Perpetrators:-
Alhadi Al-Azrag.
Fathi Al-Shpoky.
Ashraf Al-Torky.
Aimen Al-Torky.
Ahmed Hussain Al-Mariemy.
Faraj Al-Tarhony .
Mohammed Al-Khomsy.
Al-haj Al-Zadma (brother of Abd Al-Salam Al-Zadma).
VII- Adel Ahmed Nasr
- Four gunmen fired at a peaceful demonstration on the 20th of august 2011 killed 24 and wounded 40 others; the dead bodies were hidden by relatives and could only be buried two days after to avoid sniping fires.
VIII- Emad Ramadan Al-Shaabany.
- Taken from his house in 1995, killed in Abo-Sleem massacre 1996.
- His family was informed about his death in 2009
- From 1995 to 2009, prison guardians were receiving cloths and alimentation articles and gifts (supposed to be given to the prisoners) while in reality they were dead.
IX-Jalal Mohammed Shaheen
- On the 5th of June 2011, a band of twenty volunteers broke into his house, arrested him and his wife looted all his house contents (money, gold, documents and furniture)
- Jalal was severely insulted, hit and tortured
- Perpetrators:-
- Sameer Al-Foghy (volunteer commander).
- Mohamed Al-Geloshy (detective).
- Osama Al-Phandy.
- Osama’s charges :-
- His mobile contained Anti-Gheddafi data.
- Contacted with Al-Jazeera TV channel.
- Contacted with NATO.
- Fueling the rebels.
Colonel Jomaa Al-Sayah released Osama and half of the Abo-Sleem prisoners.
X- I witness Amer Omar Mohammed Shtiwi
- On 17th of July 2011 twelve cars stormed his house and took him into prison along with other sixteen of his colleges in single car which supposed only five persons.
XI- Abd-Alsalam Jebril Yasin.
- Tripoli resident detained on 5th of August 2011 by Al-Saadi brigades upon false data delivered by Seham Al-Mennay who said that his house contain arms ammunition.
- Perpetrator:-
- Al-Hadi Al-Azrag (volunteer commander) with a band of volunteer.
-
XII- Hussin Mohammed Hadiia Souid.
- Born in 1959.
- Detained on 8/3/1988 and since then no information about him.
- He was not released upon the amnesty in 2000.
- His brother Ahmed Mohammed Hadiia Souid Mobile No:- 092-5235596.
XIII- I witness
- The citizen Salah Ahmed Abd-Aullah Rizky 40 years old while was walking on the Martyrs Square he was snipped from an adjacent building (Taxes department of Ghiryan) and died, his brain was completely out of his skull.
- The victim could not be helped nor moved due to extensive sniper fire tell several hours later.
Perpetrators:-
- Sahban brigades.
- Five snipers where detained by 17th February Revolutionaries.
XIV- Osama Al-Boashi.
- Alyarmok camp.
- Date 28th of August 2011.
- 150 burned bodies and other massive graves where discovered.
- The bodies could not be identified.
- An eye witness was among the detained stated that the victims were shot with RBG missiles and life bullets, some of the prisoner them escaped.
All these execution were under the command of Al-Khmis Al-Gheddafi.
Human rights violation committed by the Revolutionaries.
I- Naser Altaieb date: 25/8/2011
- Violations: Car theft
- Area: Ain Zara.
- The revolutionary stormed the residents house’s late in the night searching a car but terrifying people.
- Another group said to be revolutionist apologized to the residents.
II- Nader Abd-Alkader.
- Date: 21th of August 2011.
- Sedi Belal camp was burned and rubbed.
- Abd-Alkder Algeblawi Alwindi the commander of the camp who sent the students to the front lines to fight with Gheddafi brigades contacted Libyan TV Channel saying that rebels attacked and burned the camp.
- Janzour revolutionaries investigated the case.
III- Osama Alboashi.
- Date: 28th of August 2011.
- A group of revolutionaries robbed and burned public and private property.
IV- Hani Ibrahim Algmaty.
- Area: Bir Alalem.
- Revolutionaries from Tripoli and Arada stormed and robbed my farm, house, and car.
Conclusion
Algaddafi regime has committed unforgettable crimes against the humanity.
These crimes and violations should be collected, documented, published, and propagated in different media forms.
Perpetrators should be brought to justice and punished as should be to justice to be a lesson for anyone who imitates Gheddafi regime and his abominable ways he used to suppress his opponents.
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