The Libyan Freedom and Democracy Campaign was a

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political group during the Libyan Civil War. It established the Democratic Party (Libya) in July 2011. It supported the

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with Freedom of conscience as the best way to defeat Extremism and

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The group expressed doubts about the Interim National Council (INC), and especially its composition, and proposed the alternative route of the Adrian Pelt commission. This included support for the

National Transitional Council The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war. After rebel forces overthrew the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi in August 2011, the NTC governed Libya for a further ...

to help expedite transition to democracy, overseen by a

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commission. The organisation also supported the deployment of UN peacekeeping forces, and the establishment of a commission similar to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. The campaign worked with many

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s such as the Club of Madrid, The Gorbachev Foundation and Westminster Foundation for Democracy to achieve its goals.

References

External links

Official Website

Video of policies being explained
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