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War Horse Donating Member (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-06-11 04:24 PM
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Libya: Stop Arbitrary Arrests of Black Africans
Human Rights Watch

http://www.hrw.org/node/101454

(Tripoli) – The de facto authorities in Tripoli, the National Transitional Council (NTC), should stop the arbitrary arrests and abuse of African migrant workers and black Libyans assumed to be mercenaries, Human Rights Watch said today. They should release those detained as mercenaries solely due to their dark skin color, Human Rights Watch said, and provide prompt judicial review to any for whom there is evidence of criminal activity.


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