Libyan Human Rights Committee Calls on UN Human Rights Council to Hold Urgent Meeting On Sirte.

Tripoli, 16 August 2015(Lana) The National Human Rights Committee on Saturday called on the UN Human Rights Council to hold an emergency meeting on Sirte and the violations committed by the so called Da'esh group there. In a statement, the Committee said it exalted the Council to debate the latest serious developments in the Libyan city of Sirte and protection of civilians against annihilation at the hands of the terrorist organisation. It demanded that the UN Security Council take urgent actions to stop the brutal massacres committed by Da'esh against civilians, in accordance with the UN Resolutions 1970 and 1973 of 2011 on protection of civilians in Libya, and it held the Council and indeed the UN High Commission for Human Rights the responsibility for the massacres of civilians in Libya. It warned against the aggravating human situation in Sirte and the consequences of control by Da'esh of the city. =Lana=