Libya: Contact Group Should Press Rebels to Protect Civilians

On: July 15, 2011

In: Libya, Libya Conflict, Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Press release

The international Contact Group on Libya, meeting in Istanbul on July 15, 2011, to discuss the conflict, should press Libya’s opposition authority to ensure that civilians are protected in areas where rebels have assumed control.

UPDATE: On July 19, 2011, the opposition’s Military Council in western Libya responded to Human Rights Watch’s allegations of abuse by rebel fighters. The Council condemned the abuses, and committed itself to investigate them and respect the laws of war.

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