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Libyan human rights abuses 'deeply concerns' Ban Ki-moon
Not to be confused with Kofi Annan who was usually "deeply moved"
Illegal arrests, revenge attacks and deaths following torture in secret prisons are continuing in Libya by armed militias with the new government failing to establish an effective judicial system, according to the Secretary General of the United Nations.

In a report due to be delivered to the Security Council, obtained by The Independent, Ban Ki-moon expresses his “ deep concern” at the systematic abuse continuing seven months after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

The Secretary-General recommends that the UN Support Mission the Libya (UNSML) should continue for another 12 months. But he points out that raising human rights concerns by the international community pressure groups has had little effect with the country’s interim administration, which is seemingly unable to curb the excesses.

Up to 6,000 detainees, including women and children, remain in private jails run by various ‘brigades’ with very little known of what is going on inside. The militias have also taken control of some official prisons and the numbers being held are actually increasing as “Revolutionary ‘brigades’ continue to carry out arrests of alleged former regime supporters and interrogation, including at undisclosed locations, as well as to control known detention centres where conditions remain mostly Poor” said Mr Ban.
Posted by: tipper 2012-03-12
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=340812