[Libya Herald] In light of the recent killing sprees in Benghazi, with ten liquidations last Friday and another eight yesterday, the Human Rights Watch... During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, HRW received a pledge from the Foundation to Promote Open Society, of which George Soros is Chairman, for general support totaling $100,000,000. The grant is being paid in installments of $10,000,000 over ten years.Through June 30, 2013, HRW had received $30,000,000 towards the fulfillment of the pledge....
(HRW) has warned that such politically motivated killings may be deemed war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
According to HRW Middle East and North Africa director Sarah Leah Whitson, "the militias and individual killers are killing people on all sides with complete impunity. Those responsible for the latest killings in eastern Libya should be aware that the ICC prosecutor has a mandate to investigate grave abuses like these in Libya."
| So long as the ICC prosecutor doesn't have to go to Benghazi him/her self. It's dangerous there you know... |
The victims of the deluge of liquidations that have remained unpunished since 2012 include journalists, activists, judges, prosecutors and members of the security forces, the HRW said. The killings that took place this past Friday in Benghazi -- "Black Friday", as the activists are calling it -- targeted victims with a wide range of political views, ranging from former members of Qadaffy's security forces to two teen activists, the group added.
According to the HRW, killings of civilians are war crimes if committed by parties to the armed conflict in Benghazi. Murder on a systematic or widespread scale as a state policy or by an organised group is a crime against humanity.
Investigations were opened by the ICC prosecutor in 2011 against senior figures of the former regime, but no investigations have been conducted since, despite the rise in serious violations in Libya, including forced displacement, arbitrary detentions, torture, and attacks against civilians, the group said.