NATO has failed to acknowledge civilian deaths in Libya: HRW
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should acknowledge civilian casualties from air strikes in Libya and investigate possible unlawful attacks , Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Monday. In a 76-page report , "Unacknowledged...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) to amend a new law that protects people who committed crimes during last year's Libya conflict . The new...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) to immediately revoke a new law that criminalizes criticism of the Libya conflict and prohibits glorification of former...
Rights group warns Libya militia leaders of potential criminal liability
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a letter Sunday intended for militia leaders in the Libyan town of Misrata, warning of possible criminal charges for orders which amount to "crimes against humanity." The group claims that, following...
NATO failed to investigate strikes killing Libya civilians: AI
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) failed to investigate the Libyan civilians killed by air strikes which assisted in the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi , Amnesty International (AI) reported [text, PDF;...
Mauritania announced on Saturday that they have arrested former Libyan chief of intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi, who served under Muammar Gaddafi . Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) , the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday urged Libyan officials to investigate the allegations of human rights abuse in the country during the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi . The Secretary-General's call for the National...
UN commission reports war crimes by both sides of Libya conflict
The UN International Commission of Inquiry on Libya submitted its findings on Friday, reporting that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by both sides of the recent Libyan conflict . Established in February 2011...
JURIST Guest Columnist Ottilia Maunganidze, Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, says that for the NTC to establish credibility it must put an end to unlawful detentions, make certain that any arrests are carried out by lawful police forces...
West Africa stability threatened by organized crime, drug trafficking: UN
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Tuesday for an increase in efforts to curb transnational organized crime, drug trafficking and piracy in West Africa. In an address to the UN Security Council ,...
