All sides in Libyan conflict guilty of war crimes, UN says

Executions, torture, sex crimes and assassinations of women activists cited in report

Thu, Feb 25, 2016, 13:00 Updated: Thu, Feb 25, 2016, 13:03

A woman flashes the sign for victory next to a fighter loyal to Libya’s eastern government in Benghazi after it seized the centre of the eastern coastal city on Tuesday following gains against Islamist militias including the Islamic State terrorist group. Photograph: Abdullah Doma/AFP/Getty Images

A woman flashes the sign for victory next to a fighter loyal to Libya’s eastern government in Benghazi after it seized the centre of the eastern coastal city on Tuesday following gains against Islamist militias including the Islamic State terrorist group. Photograph: Abdullah Doma/AFP/Getty Images

All sides in Libya have committed war crimes and other human rights abuses in the past two years and those responsible should face investigation and prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a United Nations report said on Thursday.

An investigation by six UN human rights officers compiled evidence of executions of captives, assassinations of prominent women activists, widespread torture, sexual crimes, abductions, indiscriminate military attacks on civilian areas, and abuse of children since the start of 2014.

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