Gaddafi told to end violence in Libya by UN security council

[maddezmom]

Source: The Guardian

Unanimous statement by security council calls for the Libyan leader to protect his people

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A few hours after the Libyan dictator issued his defiance of the international community, the security council responded with a unanimous statement from the 15 members of the security council that condemned the violence and deplored the repression of peaceful demonstrators.


The statement called for the immediate lifting of restrictions on all forms of the media and for the safety of foreign nationals to be ensured.


Libya's deputy ambassador to the UN, Ibrahim al-Dabashi, who has joined a number of Libyan diplomats in defecting from the Gaddafi regime, said the UN's position did not go far enough. "It is not strong enough but any message to the Libyan government at this stage is good."


Dabashi said he had received reports that "genocide" had begun in the west of the country, with ground attacks occurring from Libyan forces working alongside "mercenaries from many African countries".



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/23/gaddafi-libya-un-security-council

[joshcryer]

1. He'll end it all right.

With a bullet to his brain.

[Countdown_3_2_1]

2. That should do it. A strong worded message from the UN.

Dictators HATE getting nasty letters.

[IamK]

3. They didn't say please... wont work n/t

[pampango]

4. Just words, but nice to see them put "Responsibility to Protect" in the text.

"The UN security council has called for an immediate end to the violence in Libya and demanded that Muammar Gaddafi live up to his responsibilities to protect his own people."
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The responsibility to protect (RtoP or R2P) is a norm or set of principles based on the idea that sovereignty is not a privilege, but a responsibility. RtoP focuses on preventing and halting four crimes: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing.

The responsibility to protect can be thought of as having three parts.

1. A State has a responsibility to protect its population from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing (mass atrocities).

2. If the State is unable to protect its population on its own, the international community has a responsibility to assist the state by building its capacity. This can mean building early-warning capabilities, mediating conflicts between political parties, strengthening the security sector, mobilizing standby forces, and many other actions.

3. If a State is manifestly failing to protect its citizens from mass atrocities and peaceful measures are not working, the international community has the responsibility to intervene at first diplomatically, then more coercively, and as a last resort, with military force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_to_protect

UN's Responsibility to Protect

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=a/res/60/1

[Possumpoint]

5. That's Like

being hit over the head with a wet noodle.

[ItNerd4life]

6. In other news, Gaddafi laughs hysterically at the U.N.

The U.N. is like a bad parent who keeps telling a kid 'no' but never does anything. The kids just start ignoring the parents.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Nothing like pulling out all the stops to get the job done.

oy.