Detention abuses staining the new Libya.
Amnesty International.
London : Amnesty International,
2011.
Militia fighting against Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi have detained about 2,500 people in the capital tripoli and surrounding areas since taking control of these areas in late august 2011. Detainees have been held in former prisons as well as in schools, homes, sports clubs and other detention centres not overseen by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Most have been held without legal orders and many have been beaten and otherwise ill-treated, especially in the first days of detention. Black Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans have been particularly targeted and generally face worse treatment in detention. The new Libyan authorities,  the National Transitional Council (NTCC), face numerous challenges in their efforts to gain control of Libya and to rein in various militia, some of them operating independently. The NTC has promised to respect international human rights law, and has called on its supporters to treat captives with dignity and to avoid revenge attacks. in this report, which is based on extensive research conducted in Libya in August and September 2011, Amnesty International urges the NTC to take urgent and concrete measures to translate these pledges into reality, including by investigating abuses by its supporters as well as by al-gaddafi forces, and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Title from cover.
Index: MDE 19/036/2011.
October 2011.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction. -- Arbitrary arrests. -- Torture and other ill-treatment. -- Discrimination in detention. -- Absence of legal process. -- Libya's obligations under international and domestic law. -- Conclusions and recommendations. -- Endnotes.
Militia fighting against Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi have detained about 2,500 people in the capital tripoli and surrounding areas since taking control of these areas in late august 2011. Detainees have been held in former prisons as well as in schools, homes, sports clubs and other detention centres not overseen by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Most have been held without legal orders and many have been beaten and otherwise ill-treated, especially in the first days of detention. Black Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans have been particularly targeted and generally face worse treatment in detention. The new Libyan authorities,  the National Transitional Council (NTCC), face numerous challenges in their efforts to gain control of Libya and to rein in various militia, some of them operating independently. The NTC has promised to respect international human rights law, and has called on its supporters to treat captives with dignity and to avoid revenge attacks. in this report, which is based on extensive research conducted in Libya in August and September 2011, Amnesty International urges the NTC to take urgent and concrete measures to translate these pledges into reality, including by investigating abuses by its supporters as well as by al-gaddafi forces, and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Detention of persons
Human rights
Prisoners of war