January 19, 2012
The Independent (UK)

NATO Accused of War Crimes in Libya

by Rachel Shabi

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. While the document stresses that findings are not conclusive, it adds weight to growing concerns about violations committed by all sides in the conflict. . . .

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