Reply #14: African Union meets to map road to peace in Libya

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By the CNN Wire Staff

June 26, 2011 -- Updated 0449 GMT (1249 HKT)


Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The African Union will attempt Sunday to map a road to peace in Libya, despite a previous failed effort to end hostilities between Moammar Gadhafi's forces and rebels seeking to oust the Libyan leader.

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The African Union's Special Committee on Libya, established in March, will convene in Pretoria, South Africa, to discuss avenues to end the months-long fighting that has gripped the nation and left tens of thousands dead.


Ahead of the meeting, human rights activists urged the African Union to prioritize the issue of the plight of civilians caught in armed conflicts, including Libya.


Both Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have blamed the Gadhafi regime for violations of human rights, including indiscriminate fire on civilians, the use of internationally banned cluster bombs and the torture and executions of captured fighters.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/26/libya.war/