Libya’s leadership urged to prioritize human rights

Headline Title: Libya’s leadership urged to prioritize human rights 24 September 2012 Libya’s political leadership – including elected members of the General National Congress (GNC) – must take immediate steps to end ongoing human rights abuses and establish the rule of law, Amnesty International said today. In its Human Rights Manifesto for Libya, Amnesty International warned Libya’s leaders that unless they rein in armed militias and bring them to account, Libya risks reproducing the same human rights violations that led to the “17 February Revolution” against Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi’s…

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