UN appoints commission to probe rights abuses in Libya
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The United Nations Human Rights Council Friday appointed three experts to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law in Libya.
Egyptian war crimes expert, Cherif Bassiouni, was appointed as the chairman of the International Commission of Inquiry on Libya. Other two experts include Jordanian and Palestinian lawyer, Asma Khader, as well as Canadian lawyer and former president of the International Criminal Court, Philippe Kirsch.
The commission is mandated "to investigate all alleged violations of the international human rights law in Libya, to establish the facts and circumstances of such violations and the crimes perpetrated, and, where possible identify those responsible to make recommendations, in particular, on accountabilities measures, all with a view to ensuring that those individuals responsible are held accountable."
According to Bassiouni, the commission would conduct investigations in territories controlled by both sides of the Libyan conflict and the neighboring Egypt and Tunisia. They also intended to talk with civilians, UN officials, IGOs, as well as NGOs working in the field.
The report will be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its next session in June.
"We will be cooperating with the International Criminal Court, and by referral the situation to the ICC, that is in accordance with the regulation 1917 of the Security Council," Bassiouni said.
