and she untied me. they did not bind her because she gave up out of fear and did not try to resist them or try to fight them and hit them. and about 7:00 a.m., early in the morning, i was crying, and she came to cover me. and i begged her to untie me. she was so scared, but she untied my hands and feet. and she refused to escape out of fear of them. she gave me her name and address and asked me to report everything to the police. >> when you were in the hotel room trying to talk to the journalists and other -- and libyan government thugs were attacking you, trying to silence you, what was going through your mind? >> translator: i was not thinking anything when i came to the hotel. i heard about the existence of the fact-finding organization. i came here because i knew that the libyan authorities won't respect my rights or talk about this issue. i could have been jailed and no one would have heard my story. i was just looking for my rights