ENEMY COMBATANTS: A rebel guards as suspected mercenaries and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi walk inside a prison in Benghazi in March. Reuters
Libyan Government Holding 7,000 Prisoners, UN Says -- The Telegraph
Some 7,000 people, many of them foreigners, are being held in Libyan detention centers controlled by "revolutionary brigade" militias, according to a new UN report.
Women and children are among detainees and some have allegedly been tortured, said the report by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ahead of a Security Council meeting Monday on Libya since the death of dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Political prisoners from the Kadhafi regime have been freed, but the estimated 7,000 new detainees have no access to courts "in the absence of a functioning police and judiciary," said the report.
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Libya's ex-rebels hold 7000 detainees - UN -- Stuff.co.nz
Leaked UN report reveals torture, lynchings and abuse in post-Gaddafi Libya -- The Independent
My Comment: Patrick Cockburn commentary on what is happening in Libya is a must read.
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