Friday, 25. February 2011
Topic: War and Peace News - on February 25, 2011 at 12:57:00 PM CET
UN official: World should act on Libya crackdown
The U.N.'s top human rights official said Friday that reports of mass killings of thousands in Libya should spur the international community to "step in vigorously" to end the crackdown against anti-government protesters in the North African country.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged the U.N. Human Rights Council to use all means possible to establish an independent panel to investigate the alleged abuses by Libyan security forces and hold those responsible to account.
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