A new report recently issued by the United Nations says that both pro and anti-Qaddafi forces committed war crimes and human rights abuses during last years conflict. The report was due to be presented to the Human Rights Council on 8 March.
The violations said to have been committed include torture, unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances, the commission says. Individual cases of rape, attacks against civilians and ill-treatment have also been uncovered by the investigation which was mandated by the UN.
Amnesty International has previously published a report detailing some of the abuses carried out by anti-Qaddafi forces. Amnesty's report gives graphic details of the torture inflicted on some of those thought loyal to Qaddafi and details their ill-treatment.
The UN states that the legal framework in Libya deteriorated during the reign of the Qaddafi regime but moves are underway for its restoration. The UN is calling for those responsible to be held accountable for their actions.
The violations said to have been committed include torture, unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances, the commission says. Individual cases of rape, attacks against civilians and ill-treatment have also been uncovered by the investigation which was mandated by the UN.
Amnesty International has previously published a report detailing some of the abuses carried out by anti-Qaddafi forces. Amnesty's report gives graphic details of the torture inflicted on some of those thought loyal to Qaddafi and details their ill-treatment.
The UN states that the legal framework in Libya deteriorated during the reign of the Qaddafi regime but moves are underway for its restoration. The UN is calling for those responsible to be held accountable for their actions.
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