Reply #20: Prisoner abuse of any kind is not acceptable

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The group said it was encouraged that the de facto prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril, promised to make ending prisoner abuse a priority. "Prisoner abuse of any kind is not acceptable," he was quoted as saying. "We joined the revolution to end such mistreatment, not to see it continue in any form."

The group said some of the dark-skinned Libyans and detainees from sub-Saharan Africa were even forced to do manual labor, including carrying heavy materials, cleaning and renovating buildings around Tripoli or on military bases.

Human Rights Watch blamed part of the problem on a lack of oversight and security forces operating with little experience. It gave credit to some groups, saying one apparently issued arrest warrants, conditions had improved in some facilities and some abusive guards had been arrested themselves and replaced.

But the group urged the NTC to make it a priority to bring the various neighborhood militias and security brigades under a unified command and set clear standards for their conduct.

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