New York — United Nations Security Council members should use the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's briefing on her Libya investigation on May 12, 2015, to speak out strongly against the state of impunity in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. In the face of mounting atrocities, the ICC prosecutor should urgently exercise the mandate given unanimously to her by the Security Council to pursue an investigation into ongoing crimes.
"The Security Council is watching Libya descend into chaos as horrendous crimes multiply," said Richard Dicker, international justice director at Human Rights Watch. "Given the Libyan authorities' inability to rein in these abuses, much less prosecute those responsible, it's time for the ICC prosecutor to expand her investigations."
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