In mid-February 2011 Libyans called for a “Day of Rage” against the iron-fist rule of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi, in power since 1969. The protests were met with lethal force. By early March the uprising had evolved into an armed conflict between forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi and armed protesters coalesced into a loosely structured force led by the newly established National Transitional Council. This report documents serious and widespread human rights violations by al-Gaddafi forces and also abuses committed by the opposition.
Libya: The battle for Libya: Killings, disappearances and torture
Topics
- Armed Conflict
- Armed Groups
- Censorship and Freedom of Expression
- Detention
- Disappearances
- Discrimination
- Impunity
- International Organizations
- Justice Systems
- Killings and Disappearances
- Libya
- Press Freedom
- Prisoners of Conscience
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Racial Discrimination
- Report
- Research
- Terrorism
- Torture and other ill-treatment
- Unlawful Detention
- Unlawful Killings
- War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity