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Libyan Civilians and Foreign Migrants at Risk Amid Tripoli Battle, Says Amnesty International

Prolonged fighting in the Libyan capital Tripoli endangers civilian lives and has the potential to create a humanitarian crisis.

August 23, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges NATO to Investigate Civilian Deaths During Libya Air Strikes

Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - NATO must take all necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties during military…

August 11, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges NATO to Investigate Civilian Deaths During Libya Air Strikes

NATO must take all necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties during military operations.

August 10, 2011

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Amnesty International Calls for Arrest and Trial of al-Gaddafi Following ICC Arrest Warrant

Colonel M'uammar al-Gaddafi and other senior Libyan government figures must be arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court…

June 27, 2011

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Libya: Renewed rocket attacks target civilians in Misratah

Forces loyal to Libyan Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi are once again targeting civilians in Misratah by firing rockets, some containing ball…

June 24, 2011

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Annual Report: Libya 2011

Head of state: Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi Head of government: al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi Death penalty: retentionist Population: 6.5 million Life expectancy: 74.5…

June 21, 2011

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Amnesty International Report on Rocket Attacks, Disappearances and Deteriorating Conditions in Libya’s Nafusa Mountain Area For Release May 27

Amnesty International releases an 18-page report on Friday, May 27 about disappearances and deteriorating conditions in the area in the…

May 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Describes Enforced Disappearances in Besieged Nafusa Mountain Region of Libya; Says People Taken Were Involved in Peaceful Protests

Scores of people have vanished from Libya's Nafusa Mountain area apparently at the hands of forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi,…

May 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Report on Rocket Attacks, Disappearances and Deteriorating Conditions in Libya’s Nafusa Mountain Area For Release May 27

Amnesty International releases an 18-page report on Friday, May 27 about disappearances and deteriorating conditions in the area in the…

May 27, 2011

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Amnesty International Describes Enforced Disappearances in Besieged Nafusa Mountain Region of Libya; Says People Taken Were Involved in Peaceful Protests

Scores of people have vanished from Libya's Nafusa Mountain area apparently at the hands of forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi,…

May 27, 2011

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Libya: Campaign of enforced disappearances in Nafusa region must end

Scores of people have vanished from Libya’s Nafusa Mountain area apparently at the hands of forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi,…

May 27, 2011

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Al-Gaddafi arrest warrant ‘a step towards justice’

The International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant for Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi is a step towards justice for…

May 17, 2011