HRW Commends UNSC Resolution on Libya

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the United Nations Security Council's unanimous resolution referring Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC) sends a strong signal to President Muammar Gaddafi, as well as other governments in the region, that the international community will not tolerate the vicious repression of peaceful protesters.

HRW director of the International Justice Programme, Richard Dicker, points out that, “The Security Council has risen to the occasion and given notice to Gaddafi and his commanders that if they give, tolerate, or follow orders to fire on peaceful protesters, they may find themselves on trial in The Hague.”

Dicker states that the Security Council action shows that justice awaits Libyan security commanders who unlawfully attack people to stay in power, adding that it is the clearest possible directive to Gaddafi and his cohorts to end the killing.

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