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“The Secretary-General and his Special Envoy to Libya, Abdel-Elah Al-
Khatib, the African Union and other stakeholders have been making every
effort to narrow these differences and to begin a credible negotiating
process,” said B. Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for Political
Affairs, in a briefing to the Security Council on the situation in Libya.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38554&Cr=libya&Cr1=
The UN briefing: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2011/sc10266.doc.htm
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Libyan Government forces and opposition committed war crimes
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(UN) A United Nations-ordered panel investigating human rights abuses in
Libya says that both Government forces and the opposition have committed
war crimes during the weeks of fighting following the uprising against the
regime of Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi.
The three-member International Commission of Inquiry, dispatched by the UN
Human Rights Council, submitted its findings to the 47-member body in
Geneva today. The report comes as concern grows about the worsening
humanitarian situation in the North African country, including dwindling
food stocks, and as diplomatic efforts to help resolve the crisis continue.
The commission “has reached the conclusion that crimes against humanity and
war crimes have been committed by the Government forces of Libya,”
according to a news release issued in Geneva.
(a) http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38578&Cr=libya&Cr1=
(b) The Report:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/17session/A.HRC.
17.44_AUV.pdf
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Yemen Crisis Worsens as Tribal Fighters Battle Presidential Loyalists
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(VOA) Large explosions rocked Yemen's capital Sana'a on Wednesday as
members of the nation's most powerful tribal federation kept up their fight
to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh. At least 41 people are reported
killed and dozens of others wounded in the past day. As the situation
worsens, some are looking beyond the current crisis to envision a post-
Saleh Yemen.
Government and tribal fighters are battling for control of key ministry
buildings in the capital, while the home of Hashid tribal chief Sheikh
Sadeq al-Ahmar continued to come under attack.
(a) http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/in-transition/At-
Least-37-Dead-in-Yemen-Fighting-----122929258.html
(b) Yemen Unrest Deepens, Downward Spiral Spreads:
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Yemen-Unrest-Deepens-Downward-
Spiral-Spreads--122878094.html
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