Libya
27 June 2011 Colonel M’uammar al-Gaddafi and other senior Libyan government figures must be arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face trial for alleged serious human rights crimes, Amnesty International said today. ICC…
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by Paul Jeffrey Misrata, Libya. Libyans in the war-ravaged city of Misrata are proud of what they’ve done. Their rag-tag rebel force drove out better-equipped troops loyal to strongman Moammar Gaddafi, and they’ve held those troops at…
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Pursuit of Justice No Barrier to Lasting Peace (New York, June 27, 2011) – The International Criminal Court (ICC), by issuing an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, signaled that the law can reach even those long thought…
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Deadly Explosive Remnants of War in Libya Fighting in Libya since February has led to a significant Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) contamination that threatens to increase the number of deaths and injuries of civilians and aid workers as…
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Most of Libya's 2 million children are still missing out on crucially important education as almost all the country's schools that closed due to the conflict have yet to reopen, Save the Children says. The warning comes…
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Period covered by this Ops Update: 17 May to 22 June, 2011. Appeal target (current): with this Operations Update, This Emergency Appeal, as per the current revision, seeks CHF 15,145,920 in cash, kind or services to assist…
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European Leaders Neglect Rights, Press Border Enforcement (Brussels, June 24, 2010) – The European Council summit that concluded on June 24, 2011, made no significant progress in addressing serious deficiencies in EU asylum and migration policies, Human…
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23 June 2011 AI Index: IOR 63/002/2011 As the African Union (AU) meets for its 17th Ordinary Heads of State and Government Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Amnesty International calls upon the AU to prioritize the plight of…
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS Opposition forces in the Nafusah Mountains had gained control of a pipeline supplying the Zawiyah refinery with crude oil from an oil field in southern Libya as of June 21, according to international media reports.…
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Forces loyal to Libyan Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi are once again targeting civilians in Misratah by firing rockets, some containing ball bearings, into the city’s residential areas, Amnesty International said today. At least two civilians, a 14-year-old boy…
