Reply #12: Libya's Transitional Government Faces Human Rights Challenges

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October 10, 2011

Scott Bobb | Tripoli


Libya's new leaders are forming a transitional government as they consolidate control and battle the remaining forces loyal to deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi. They face numerous challenges - perhaps one of the greatest being in the area of human rights.

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Libyans are also uncovering the excesses of Mr. Gadhafi's 42-year rule. Human rights activists say the society has yet to address severe human rights abuses during the Gadhafi era as well as during the struggle to remove him.

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Doctors and nurses in his group are also documenting cases of abuse of prisoners and civilians during the months of fighting. They say both sides committed abuses, although they say, Gadhafi loyalists were responsible for most of them.


The head of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, is urging Libyans to refrain from acts of revenge and is calling on Libyans to build a state that respects the rule of law.

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http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/in-transition/Libyas-Transitional-Government-Faces-Human-Rights-Challenges-131452833.html