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The GuardianOwen Bowcott and Maya Wolfe-Robinson | Wednesday March 30 2011 21.44 BST
Gaddafi's regime has been ordered to appear before Africa's highest court to face charges of "massive violations of human rights" for killing peaceful demonstrators in the early days of the uprising.
The announcement from the African court on human and peoples' rights in Arusha, Tanzania, is likely to be welcomed by the Nato coalition as a significant sign of international support.
The "order for provisional measures" issued by the court unanimously declares that the "government of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" must immediately refrain from any action that would result in loss of life or breach human rights. It also summons the Tripoli regime to appear before the court within 15 days to explain what measures have been taken to implement the order.
The African court on human and peoples' rights is the continent's equivalent of the European court of human rights. The legal action has been initiated by another continental body, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
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Owch! That's gotta hurt.
There he was waging war on his own people thinking he's the King of Africa, and now this...
It's just NOT FAIR! He's been crowned TWICE!! FFS!!!
LEAVE MUAMMAR (AND HIS SONS) ALONE!
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