Libya abuses: UN report documents killings and torture

A United Nations investigating team has found what it says are widespread atrocities committed with impunity by a variety of armed groups in Libya. A six-member U.N. team said it gathered a wealth of information and evidence of gross violations of human rights in Libya from hundreds of victims and witnesses.  The investigators allege armed […]

A United Nations investigating team has found what it says are widespread atrocities committed with impunity by a variety of armed groups in Libya.
A six-member U.N. team said it gathered a wealth of information and evidence of gross violations of human rights in Libya from hundreds of victims and witnesses. 
The investigators allege armed groups allied with Libya’s two competing governments, multiple independent groups, and Islamic State militants are guilty of wide-ranging abuses, many of which could amount to war crimes.
The report describes unlawful killings, including executions of people taken captive. It documents indiscriminate attacks on health facilities, ambulances and medical workers.  It says the use of torture, arbitrary detention, abductions and disappearances are widespread.
Other issues of concern include violence and discrimination against women, intimidation of human rights defenders and journalists, recruitment of children, and exploitation of vulnerable migrants.