Source: High crimes [dot] org
The International Prosecution Chamber in Stockholm
Box 70296
107 22 Stockholm
SWEDEN
Report on serious offences subject to public prosecution
The offences include violations of international law,1 genocide,2 terrorism,3 and financing of terrorism.4
Background
Until March 2011 Libya was a sovereign secular state, ranked by the United Nations as a “High Human Development” country in a global context5 (HDI ranking 53 out 194, ahead of countries like Russia and Brazil) and the most advanced country on the continent of Africa.6 As late as Jan 4, 2011 – just weeks before the war started – several UN members applauded Libya’s continued commitment to upholding human rights.7