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Nato accused of war crimes in Libya
An independent report published by Middle Eastern human rights groups says there is evidence that war crimes and human rights violations were committed by all the participants – Nato, rebel forces and those loyal to Colonel Gaddafi – in last year's Libyan uprising. The report, published today by the Arab Organisation for Human Rights together and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights with the International Legal Assistance Consortium, follows extensive fact-finding work carried out by law and war crimes experts.
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Gaddafi's captured son has part of finger and thumb amputated in prison cell as he awaits trial in Libya over war crimes and corruption
Saif al-Islam, the son of Colonel Gaddafi who was captured in November, has had the ends of his thumb and forefinger amputated as he prepares to face trial on corruption and war crimes charges. Human rights groups have expressed con... Read Post
Gaddafi vows to remain in Libya as rebels advance: Your friendly-Sunday-Libya-never-ending-no-fly-zone-peaceful-mission-war update. Whew.
Libyan rebel forces on Sunday entered the oil town of Brega and fought street battles there with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, a rebel spokesman said, in the biggest offensive in eastern Libya in weeks."The news coming from there... Read Post
Syrian rebels accused of war crimes
Opposition groups in Syria have been accused of committing war crimes including torture and the summary execution of prisoners, and the UN has been warned of a growing number of human rights violations and the presence of foreign Is... Read Post