Rebels hold a young man at gunpoint, who they accuse of being a loyalist to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, between the towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf, March 3. Goran Tomasevic/ReutersLIBYA: Rebels Execute Black Immigrants While Forces Kidnap Others -- Somaliland Press
ADDIS ABABA — While much of the world’s attention is focusing on crude oil prices and the Libyan pipelines in the east of the country– human right groups say rebels are committing crimes against humanity.
In east Libya, African hunt began as towns and cities began fall under the control of Libyan rebels, mobs and gangs. They started to detain, insult, rape and even executing black immigrants, students and refugees.
In the past two weeks, more than 100 Africans from various Sub-Sahara states are believed to have been killed by Libyan rebels and their supporters.
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My Comment: There is no independent confirmation of these reports .... so I am skeptical. But it is known that Gaddafi relies on allies in Africa, and that reports of Blacks being singled out have been spreading since the beginning of the uprising. A more detailed report on the plight of blacks in Libya can be found here.
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