Friday, 19 October 2012
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Libya: Bloody Vengeance in Sirte
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(October 19, 2012)- New evidence collected by Human Rights Watch implicates Misrata-based militias in the apparent execution of dozens of detainees following the capture and death of Muammar Gaddafi one year ago. The Libyan authorities have failed to carry out their pledge to investigate the death of dozens held in rebel custody, Human Rights Watch said.
Among the most powerful new evidence is a mobile phone video clip filmed by opposition militia members that shows a large group of captured convoy members in detention, being cursed at and abused. Human Rights Watch used hospital morgue photos to establish that at least 17 of the detainees visible in the phone video were later executed at the Mahari Hotel.
Under the laws of war, the killing of captured combatants is a war crime, and Libyan civilian and military authorities have an obligation to investigate war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian law.
For the full report, 'Death of a Dictator: Bloody Vengeance in Sirte,' click here:http://hrw.org/embargo/node/110724?signature=9720fdd68517686e274bd7068c3...
Among the most powerful new evidence is a mobile phone video clip filmed by opposition militia members that shows a large group of captured convoy members in detention, being cursed at and abused. Human Rights Watch used hospital morgue photos to establish that at least 17 of the detainees visible in the phone video were later executed at the Mahari Hotel.
Under the laws of war, the killing of captured combatants is a war crime, and Libyan civilian and military authorities have an obligation to investigate war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian law.
For the full report, 'Death of a Dictator: Bloody Vengeance in Sirte,' click here:http://hrw.org/embargo/node/110724?signature=9720fdd68517686e274bd7068c3...
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