A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson on Friday condemned Qatar's extradition of rape victim Eman Al Obeidi to her home country of Libya . UNCHR spokesperson, Adrian Edwards, said...
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UN Libya commission says government forces have committed war crimes
A three-person commission for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed to investigate violence in Libya published a report Wednesday saying that government forces have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes under orders from Libyan...
Setting the Record Straight on International Speech Crime Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Gregory Gordon of the University of North Dakota School of Law says that in light of the case of Joshua arap Sang, and for purposes of educating the public and deterring future would-be perpetrators, we need a...
ICC warns Libya regime against covering up possible war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo declared on Wednesday that any authority attempting to cover up crimes in Libya will be held accountable. In a letter sent to Libyan Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi [AFP...
ICC prosecutor seeks Gaddafi arrest warrant for crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced Monday that he is seeking arrest warrants for Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi and two others in his "inner circle" on charges of...
Amnesty International (AI) accused forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi of committing war crimes in Misratah in a report on Thursday. According to the report, Gaddafi's troops have employed excessive use of...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Wednesday announced that an investigation has uncovered enough evidence to allow him to pursue warrants for forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi ...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo revealed that investigators have evidence that Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi committed crimes against humanity. During an interview with the Associated Press, Ocampo said he...
Middle East leaders among annual list of threats to press freedom
Journalism rights group Reporters without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday released its annual list of predators of press freedom , which included the heads of state of several countries in the Middle East and North Africa....
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced on Thursday his plans to brief the UN Security Council on May 4 on the progress of his investigation into alleged human...