The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, denounced Tuesday (November 10) during a video conference of the Security Council of the United Nations an increasingly important use of mines and explosives against civilians in Libya.
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We have received credible information about the increasing use of mines and improvised explosives against civilians,
" she said, as her services investigate human rights violations in Libya.
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These discoveries were made after the withdrawal of forces in Tripoli and its surroundings,
" she said, implicitly targeting the forces of Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a strong man from the east of the country opposed to the Union Government. national recognized by the UN and based in Tripoli.
The two parties have observed a ceasefire since October and began political talks in Tunisia earlier this week under the auspices of the UN on a new unified government and the organization of elections.
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Mines and improvised explosives would have been placed in garages, kitchens and rooms of private houses
", protested Fatou Bensouda.
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Many civilians who returned to their homes after fleeing the fighting were either killed or injured because their home had been trapped by such devices,
" she said, recalling that the use of landmines against civilians is a “
crime
” under international law.