Reply #6: AJE Blog: UN to investigate rights violations [View All]

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http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/Libya

3 hours 26 min ago - LibyaAS REPORTED BY AFP:

A UN human rights team set up to investigate rights violations in Libya said on Monday it was concerned about allegations that many black Africans were being illegally detained in Libya.

It also pointed to allegations that many official documents were destroyed in the battle for Tripoli, warning that this may hamper attempts to bring perpetrators of violations to justice.

"In recent weeks, reports have emerged of the mass arrest of black Africans who are suspected of being pro-Kadhafi mercenaries," Philippe Kirsch, a member of the International Commission of Inquiry on Libya told the Human Rights Council.

"It has been reported that large numbers of migrant workers from Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan have allegedly been arbitrarily arrested by security forces of the NTC in Tripoli," he said.