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Libyan authorities must protect two sisters from harassment ...
17 September 2012

Hasna Shaeeb Khalifa and her sister Hala have been threatened, arbitrarily detained, interrogated and released without charge several times.

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Amnesty International | Libya: No excuse for attack on US ...
12 September 2012

The killing of at least four people including the US Ambassador to Libya, J Christopher Stephens, in an attack on the US consulate compound in Benghazi that left ...

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Libya: No excuse for attack on US consulate | Amnesty ...
12 September 2012

The killing of at least four people in an attack on the US consulate compound in Benghazi is an inexcusable act and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

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Libya: Former intelligence chief must be surrendered immediately ...
5 September 2012

Mauritania should have surrendered Abdullah al-Senussi to the ICC instead of extraditing him to Libya.

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Amnesty International | Libya: Former intelligence chief must be ...
5 September 2012

Abdullah al-Senussi, military intelligence chief for Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi, should have been surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face ...

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Libya: Militia must release Iranian Red Crescent members | Amnesty ...
1 August 2012

Armed militiamen in Libya must immediately and unconditionally release seven Iranian Red Crescent members abducted in Benghazi.

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Libyan militia must release media workers detained while covering ...
11 July 2012

Two men from the Misratah-based Tobakets TV and radio station were detained south of Tripoli by militias from Beni Walid.

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Libya: Release of four ICC staffers held in Libya
10 July 2012

Four staff of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were released on 2 July 2012 after being held in detention in Libya for 26 days after meeting Saif al-Islam ...

Urgent Action       MDE 19/015/2012

Amnesty International Libya expert available from London for ...
6 July 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI Index: MDE 19/014/2012 Date: 6 July 2012 . Amnesty International Libya expert ...

PressItem       MDE 19/014/2012

Libya: Rule of law or rule of militias?
5 July 2012

The new Libyan authorities will face the difficult task of fixing a country left damaged and divided by four decades of repressive and arbitrary rule. The post- ...

Report       MDE 19/012/2012