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| Another human rights organisation threatened in Tripoli |
| 2014-11-12 |
| [Libya Herald] This morning another human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... organization‐the High Council for Liberties‐was targeted by gunnies. The organization has openly criticized the destructive results of Libya Dawn ...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar... 's military operations in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... and the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the House of Representatives. Armed gunnies entered the organization's headquarters in Tripoli near the Grand Hotel, reportedly on the orders of Libya Dawn commanders. After confiscating documents and computers, they ordered all employees to leave, then padlocked the doors shut. The UN recently expressed concern ...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... about reports of intimidation by Libya Dawn against another Tripoli-based human rights organization, the National Council for Civil Liberties and Human Rights. At that time the UN explained that independent national human rights institutions are the cornerstone for the protection and promotion of human rights at the national level. "We also reiterate our call for those found responsible for human rights violations and abuses to be held to account under international and Libyan law," it said. |
| Posted by:Fred |