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They could vote and participate politically. They could also own and sell property independently of their husbands. Under the 1969 Constitutional Proclamation, Clause 5, they got equal status with men. Education and employment were included even though men played a leading role in society.
"(A)ll individuals have a natural right to self-expression by any means....""In a socialist society, no person may own a private means of transportation for the purpose of renting to others, because this represents controlling the needs of others."
"The democratic system is a cohesive structure whose foundation stones are firmly laid above the other (through People's Conferences and Committees). There is absolutely no conception of democratic society other than this."
"No representation of the people - representation is a falsehood. The existence of parliaments underlies the absence of the people, for democracy can only exist with the presence of the people and not in the presence of representatives of the people."
Green Book ideology rejected Western democracy and exploitive capitalism. It was one among other reasons why Washington wanted Gaddafi ousted.
On January 4, 2011, the Human Rights Council (HRC) prepared its "Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Libya Arab Jamahiriya."
It said Gaddafi's government protected "not only political rights, but also economic, educational, social and cultural rights." It also praised his treatment of religious minorities, and "human rights training" of its security forces.
Washington's intervention prevented its expected overwhelming approval. Instead it was postponed. Now it's buried. It's little more than a little known footnote about Libya under Gaddafi.
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