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EU's Ashton says Libya should enshrine women's rights

TRIPOLI - The EU's foreign affairs chief called on Saturday for Libya to ensure gender equality is protected in law and deed as the country transitions towards democracy, and said the European Union would continue to support that goal.
"Discrimination should have no place in a new country," Catherine Ashton told an audience of mainly women in the Libyan capital.
Ashton was speaking during a whirlwind visit to Tripoli, where she inaugurated the EU's mission, which is intended to help coordinate aid efforts for Libya.