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1- Legal Affairs and Human Rights Secretariat at the
People's General Conference Secretariat:
It is a higher administrative agency above ministerial level
and its structure consists of all departments directly
concerned with human rights such as the Human Rights
Department and the Legal Affairs Department. These
Departments are institutional constituents of the Secretariat of
the People's General Conference and are concerned in the
first place with following up and implementing all human
rights policies contained in the Libyan legislation.
2- Human Rights Committee at the People's General
Committee led by the Secretary-General of the People's
General Committee on Justice and with the membership of
heads of sectoral legal offices. It receives, examines, verifies
and responds to human rights observations and complaints.
3- At the Non-Governmental Society Level
Civil society in the field of human rights in the Great Jamhirya
is complementary to the role of State institutions in enhancing
the community and improving the performance of its individuals
towards building human as a point of departure to creativity in
the light of freedom and practice of direct democracy (power of
the people). On the basis of entrenching religious parameters
calling for righteous action and recommending cooperation for
benevolence and piety, civil work historically takes root ever
since the rise of Islam, most notably is the Hold Fast Society
(Waetasmou) operating under the supervision of Dr. Aisha
Moamer El Qaddafi and the Qaddafi Institution for Charitable
Societies and Development under the supervision of Dr. Seif El
Islam Moamer Qaddafi that has launched national, regional and
international human rights initiatives, and others.
The Revolution recognized the centrality of civil action, thus
issuing early after its inception Law no 111/1970 on Societies
detailing in 7 parts how these societies were formed and striking