Tag Archives: Damages to civilians

21 March 2012

NATO and adequate reparations to civilians in Libya

On the 21 March 2012, Amnesty International said that, while NATO may have taken appropriate measures to limit casualties to civilians in Libya, this did not remove its responsibility to investigate all civilian deaths and provide adequate compensation, which is so far deficient.

Source: Reuters | NATO failed to investigate Libya civilian deaths: Amnesty

18 December 2011

Civilian casualties in Libya not acknowledged by NATO

The New York Times reported that NATO’s air campaign in Libya resulted in civilian casualties that the alliance has been refusing to acknowledge or investigate. While a spokesperson deeply regretted any loss of life, the NYT reports that NATO ‘deferred the responsibility of initiating any inquiry to Libya’s interim authorities, whose survival and climb to power were made possible largely by the airstrike campaign. So far, Libyan leaders have expressed no interest in examining NATO’s mistakes.’

Source: www.nytimes.com : In Strikes on Libya by NATO, an Unspoken Civilian Toll

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