"I wish I died. It was a journey of hell," one woman said. Migrants trying escape are often caught by traffickers.

Divorced women often retain custody of their children and ownership of their home, car and other assets; women have freedom to travel alone, and they dominate enrollment in medical and law schools.

BENGHAZI, Libya, July 5 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency is part of a UN mission deployed in the eastern Libyan port of Benghazi to assist civilians affected by the conflict. The small UNHCR team ...