Libya: Continued scrutiny of human rights situation in Libya needed

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT Index: MDE 19/004/2012 12 March 2012 Libya: Continued scrutiny of human rights situation in Libya needed The following is a statement made by Amnesty International in the interactive dialogue with the International Commission of Inquiry on 12 March 2012, during the nineteenth session of the Human Rights Council. [...] Amnesty International has documented violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed by all sides during the Libyan armed conflict. [...] Amnesty International welcomes the Commission of Inquiry’s report as an important contribution to efforts to documenting human rights violations and abuses by all parties during the Libya conflict as well as those committed in its aftermath. [...] We welcome the emphasis that the Commission has placed on measures to ensure the accountability of the perpetrators of these violations and abuses. [...] The organisation regrets, however, that the Commission’s report makes no reference to universal criminal jurisdiction for international crimes committed during and after the Libyan conflict.