Abdul Hafiz Ghoga (also known as Abdelhafed Abdelkader Ghoga, also spelled Ghogha; Arabic: عبد الحافظ غوقة; born 11 June 1957) is a Libyanhuman rights lawyer who rose to prominence as the spokesman for the National Transitional Council, a body formed in Benghazi during the 2011 Libyan civil war.[1] On 23 March 2011, he became the vice chairman of the council, serving in that post until he resigned on 22 January 2012 after protests against him.[2]
Abdul Hafiz Ghoga was actively involved in legal representation for the families of people killed in the 1996 Abu Salim prison massacre.[3]
2011 Libyan civil waredit
Ghoga was a member of the National Transitional Council created during the 2011 Libyan civil war[1] and acted as its spokesperson. Ghoga has argued that the council is working for a unified Libya, rather than letting rebel-controlled areas separate from areas controlled by Muammar Gaddafi; "There is no such thing as a divided Libya".[4]
On 27 February, he said that the council was not seeking foreign intervention.[5] On 20 March, he announced that over 8000 people opposed to Gaddafi had been killed. However, Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, which compiles a database of all reported fatalities due to political violence on the African continent, listed 6,109 fatalities from 15 February to 23 October 2011, of which 1,319 prior to NATO intervention.[6] Ghoga criticised a comment by Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa that was critical of the way in which the Libyan no-fly zone was implemented.[7] Ghoga stated, "Today, when the secretary general spoke, I was surprised. What is the mechanism that stops the extermination of the people in Libya, what is the mechanism, Mr. Secretary General? If the protection of civilians is not a humanitarian obligation, what is the mechanism that you propose to us?"[7]
Resignationedit
In January 2012, he resigned as Vice Chairman of the Transitional National Council.[8]
^Connor, Richard (22 January 2012). "Libyan deputy leader steps down after angry protests". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
^"Libya: Governments Should Demand End to Unlawful Killings". Human Rights Watch. February 2011. from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
^Abbas, Mohammed (27 February 2011). "UPDATE 1-Libya rebels form council, reject Gaddafi talks". Reuters. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
^. Al Jazeera English. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
^. Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ abPerry, Tom (20 March 2011). . Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
^"NTC deputy chief Abdel Hafiz Ghoga resigns". BBC. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
abdul, hafiz, ghoga, also, known, abdelhafed, abdelkader, ghoga, also, spelled, ghogha, arabic, عبد, الحافظ, غوقة, born, june, 1957, libyan, human, rights, lawyer, rose, prominence, spokesman, national, transitional, council, body, formed, benghazi, during, 20. Abdul Hafiz Ghoga also known as Abdelhafed Abdelkader Ghoga also spelled Ghogha Arabic عبد الحافظ غوقة born 11 June 1957 is a Libyan human rights lawyer who rose to prominence as the spokesman for the National Transitional Council a body formed in Benghazi during the 2011 Libyan civil war 1 On 23 March 2011 he became the vice chairman of the council serving in that post until he resigned on 22 January 2012 after protests against him 2 Abdul Hafiz Ghoga عبد الحافظ غوقةVice Chairman of the National Transitional Council of LibyaIn office 23 March 2011 22 January 2012PresidentMustafa Abdul JalilPrime MinisterMahmoud JibrilAli Tarhouni Acting Abdurrahim El KeibPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byMustafa HoniPersonal detailsBorn 1957 06 11 11 June 1957 age 66 Al Azizya LibyaPolitical partyAnti Gaddafi forces Contents 1 Abu Salim prison massacre 2 2011 Libyan civil war 3 Resignation 4 References 5 External linksAbu Salim prison massacre editAbdul Hafiz Ghoga was actively involved in legal representation for the families of people killed in the 1996 Abu Salim prison massacre 3 2011 Libyan civil war editGhoga was a member of the National Transitional Council created during the 2011 Libyan civil war 1 and acted as its spokesperson Ghoga has argued that the council is working for a unified Libya rather than letting rebel controlled areas separate from areas controlled by Muammar Gaddafi There is no such thing as a divided Libya 4 On 27 February he said that the council was not seeking foreign intervention 5 On 20 March he announced that over 8000 people opposed to Gaddafi had been killed However Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project which compiles a database of all reported fatalities due to political violence on the African continent listed 6 109 fatalities from 15 February to 23 October 2011 of which 1 319 prior to NATO intervention 6 Ghoga criticised a comment by Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa that was critical of the way in which the Libyan no fly zone was implemented 7 Ghoga stated Today when the secretary general spoke I was surprised What is the mechanism that stops the extermination of the people in Libya what is the mechanism Mr Secretary General If the protection of civilians is not a humanitarian obligation what is the mechanism that you propose to us 7 Resignation editIn January 2012 he resigned as Vice Chairman of the Transitional National Council 8 References edit a b Founding statement of the Interim Transitional National Council National Transitional Council 5 March 2011 Archived from the original on 10 March 2011 Retrieved 7 March 2011 Connor Richard 22 January 2012 Libyan deputy leader steps down after angry protests Deutsche Welle Retrieved 22 January 2012 Libya Governments Should Demand End to Unlawful Killings Human Rights Watch February 2011 Archived from the original on 26 February 2011 Retrieved 21 March 2011 Abbas Mohammed 27 February 2011 UPDATE 1 Libya rebels form council reject Gaddafi talks Reuters Retrieved 28 February 2011 Libya opposition launches council Al Jazeera English 27 February 2011 Archived from the original on 27 February 2011 Retrieved 28 February 2011 ACLED Version 5 1997 2014 Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset Archived from the original on 22 May 2015 Retrieved 19 February 2015 a b Perry Tom 20 March 2011 More than 8 000 Libyans killed in revolt rebel Reuters Archived from the original on 23 March 2011 Retrieved 21 March 2011 NTC deputy chief Abdel Hafiz Ghoga resigns BBC 22 January 2012 Retrieved 22 January 2012 External links editProfile at the NTC with photo Abdul Hafiz Ghoga collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English nbsp This article about a Libyan politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abdul Hafiz Ghoga amp oldid 1093218545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
