A UN investigating team has been made to investigate Libya and specifically Gaddafi with accusations of war crimes. Many civillians have not only been killed, but have dissapeared and have been reports of torture.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13202981
Tara Koch
Ryan 11am
I think there should be an investigation into this issue. However I think that it is sad that because of the history of the UN, Gadaffi may only be taken to court so long as no other major power steps in on their behalf. It also does not appear that Gadaffi will surrender anytime soon. The UN might be successful in investigating the war crimes in Libya, but only because Gadaffi's government is just about finished.
ReplyDelete-Manuel A. Beltran, Ryan, Fri, at 1pm
I agree that it being a good step for the UN to investigate this situation at the moment when it is taking place in order to stop the situation from escalating any further. Unfortunately the UN has a bad record for stopping human rights violations while they are taking place. The genocides in Bosnia are an example of the UN failing to act in a timely manner.
ReplyDeleteMargarita Castillo, Armel 10 AM
I wish there was more coverage in general on Libya. After the first few revolutions, it almost seems as people have become used to everything. As for the UN, you would think that they would have started investigating his war crimes before he was completely finished. It took almost the whole country to start an uproar of protest for them to merely start investigating.
ReplyDeleteRazan Abu-Hashish
Ryan @11
I think that the UN should investigate this issue more. I think that the UN is not doing its job. It did not try to solve this situation when it started. Qaddafi may be taken to court if found, but probably would not be convicted since there is not much evidence against him.
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