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Amnesty International reports abuses by Libyan rebel forces
Amnesty International has called on Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) to take steps to prevent human rights abuses by anti-Gaddafi forces.
In its latest report, titled The Battle for Libya - Killings, Disappearances and Torture, the human rights group says that while the bulk of violations were carried out by loyalist forces, anti-Gaddafi fighters have also been involved in torture and killings.
Amnesty International concluded that the majority of abuses during the conflict have been committed by forces loyal to Col Gaddafi.
These include deliberate attacks on civilians, a wide-scale campaign of enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detention and torture - atrocities which could amount to war crimes, it says.
But the human rights watch group however point to those fighting Col Gaddafi as also being complicit in serious violations.
"Opposition fighters and supporters have abducted, arbitrarily detained, tortured and killed former members of the security forces, suspected Gaddafi loyalists, captured soldiers and foreign nationals wrongly suspected of being mercenaries fighting on behalf of Gaddafi forces," says the report.
The report also reports the lynching of black Africans suspected of being mercenaries hired by Gaddafi, as well as revenge killings and the torture of some captured pro-Gaddafi soldiers.
While saying that a full picture had yet to emerge, Amnesty said it had already asked Libya's opposition leadership to take steps to rein in its supporters and investigate any abuses, and to combat xenophobia and racism.
"The NTC is facing a difficult task of reigning in opposition fighters and vigilante groups responsible for serious human rights abuses, including possible war crimes but has shown unwillingness to hold them accountable."
Mohammed al-Alagi, a justice minister for Libya's transitional authorities, said that describing the rebels actions as war crimes was wrong.
"They are not the military, they are only ordinary people," al-Alagi was reported as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
He said the rebels had made mistakes, but said these could not be described as "war crimes at all".
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Lil dan il poplu gar u habib taghna isservew bih l-Amerikani u uzaw lil pajjizi Ewropej li qeghdin fin NATO, sabiex inehhu lil Gaddafi. L-uniku ghan taghhom huwa iz zejt tal Libja, x`impurthom milli ahwa joqtlu lil ahwa.......Din diga rajniha f`pajjizi ohra..bhal l- Iraq. L-Amerika ma tistax tkampa jekk ma tidholx f`konflitti, specjalment ma pajjizi li jippossedu iz zejt. Issa l-akbar mistoqsija hija..
Meta ser jieqaf il glied ( min jaf meta ) u kollox jigi ghan normal ( dejjem nisperaw ), X`SER JIGRI mill l-armi li ghandhom f`idejhom ic cittadini ?
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Now the true aim of the conflict will be revealed.
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As long as those EU countries involved would benefit they will turn a blind eye to the aftermath of the war.
Too much arms have been handed to non military personnel how will they be gathered back again.
I am no Nostradamus but I have a feeling we'll soon see tribal conflict lifting its head.
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Tutto l'mondo e paese, as the Italians say.
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France, USA and NATO have blood on their hands.
