U.N. says all sides in Libya may be committing war crimes
Reuters, Geneva Monday, 16 November 2015
All sides in Libya’s conflict are committing breaches of international law that may amount to war crimes, including abductions, torture and the killing of civilians, the United Nations said on Monday.
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) forces have gained and consolidated control over swathes of territory, “committing gross abuses including public summary executions of individuals based on their religion or political allegiance”, said the joint report by the U.N. human rights office and U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
Libyan armed groups pledging allegiance to the group control areas of central Libya including Sirte, Harawa and Nofliya, and have claimed responsibility for a number of attacks, including on oil fields, checkpoints and petrol stations, it said.
The U.N. report, referring to multiple armed conflicts in Libya, said: “All parties to the conflicts continue to commit violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, and abuses of human rights, including indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks; summary executions and other unlawful killings; arbitrary deprivations of liberty; and torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.”
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