Gaddafi regime ordered to appear before Africa's highest court("massive violations of human rights")

[Turborama]

Source: The Guardian

Owen Bowcott and Maya Wolfe-Robinson | Wednesday March 30 2011 21.44 BST

Gaddafi's regime has been ordered to appear before Africa's highest court to face charges of "massive violations of human rights" for killing peaceful demonstrators in the early days of the uprising.

The announcement from the African court on human and peoples' rights in Arusha, Tanzania, is likely to be welcomed by the Nato coalition as a significant sign of international support.

The "order for provisional measures" issued by the court unanimously declares that the "government of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" must immediately refrain from any action that would result in loss of life or breach human rights. It also summons the Tripoli regime to appear before the court within 15 days to explain what measures have been taken to implement the order.

The African court on human and peoples' rights is the continent's equivalent of the European court of human rights. The legal action has been initiated by another continental body, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/30/gaddafi-regime-africa-court

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Owch! That's gotta hurt.

There he was waging war on his own people thinking he's the King of Africa, and now this...

It's just NOT FAIR! He's been crowned TWICE!! FFS!!!

LEAVE MUAMMAR (AND HIS SONS) ALONE!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7588033.stm">Gaddafi: Africa's 'king of kings'


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4698550">Gaddafi declared ‘King of Africa’ by Kenyan elders

[tavalon]

1. That's not fair!

The Bush administration should get to go first! No cutting in line!!!

[Turborama]

3. Maybe Mugabe could arrange a swap?

I know he's one of Gaddafi's allies but maybe he'd turn him in to get his hands on Bush?

http://www.talkzimbabwe.com/indict-bush-and-blair-for-war-crimes-mugabe-cms-961

[Tx4obama]

2. K & R n/t

[Turborama]

7. Thanks, Tx4obama

Much appreciated.

[Turborama]

4. Press release: Order for provisional measures against Libya

PRESS RELEASE: ORDER FOR PROVISIONAL MEASURES AGAINST LIBYA

Arusha, Tanzania, 30th March 2011: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights meeting at its 20th Ordinary Session in Arusha, Tanzania, from 14 to 25 March 2011 issued an order for provisional measures in relation to an application received from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, alleging serious and widespread violations of human rights by the government of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

During the session, the Court deliberated on the application and decided that in view of the extreme gravity and urgency of the matter, and in accordance with its powers under Article 27 (2) of the Protocol establishing the Court and Rule 51 (1) of the Rules of Court, it was necessary to order provisional measures with a view to avoid irreparable harm being caused to persons who are the subject of the application.

In the order, issued on the 25th of March 2011, the Court called on the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to ‘immediately refrain from any action that would result in loss of life or violation of physical integrity of persons, which could be a breach of the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights or of other international human rights instruments to which it is a party’.

Click http://www.african-court.org/fileadmin/documents/Court/Cases/Order_for_Provisinal_Measures_against_Libya.PDF">here to view the order. (PDF)

http://www.african-court.org/en/news/record/datum/2011/03/30/communique-de-presse-ordonnance-prescrivant-des-mesures-provisoires-a-lencontre-de-la-libye/

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Turborama.

[Turborama]

6. Thank you for the kick and recommendation, Uncle Joe

Much appreciated, as always. :thumbsup:

[Hannah Bell]

8. what a crock.

[Turborama]

9. !

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Kurska]

10. But he hates America how can he be bad!?!!?

Who cares if he ordered soldiers to gun down thousands of his own civilians, he hates America!