Eman Al Obeidi, the Libyan lawyer who burst into a Tripoli hotel claiming to have been raped by Gaddafi troops, is still missing.
Officials tried to silence her in the immediate aftermath of the incident, later distributing statements that she was "drunk" and "mentally ill".
Obeidi's family say she was targeted by security forces after participating in anti-government protests.
They are defiantly facing the government, calling for her return - something that would have been unheard of just a few months ago.
Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Tripoli.