The UN General Assembly has removed Libya from the Human Rights Council, the international body for the brutal repression of protests by the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. The resolution orders the indefinite suspension of Tripoli's human rights body in Geneva was adopted by consensus by 192 countries in the multilateral organization.
The decision was made on the recommendation of the Human Rights Council requested that the Arab country was suspended from membership of the body. It is the first time that a country is suspended from the Council. The resolution was formally presented the Lebanese diplomat at the UN, Nawaf Salam, which he did on behalf of the Arab League and African Union.
"We hope this resolution leads to an immediate cessation of violence," said Salam who expressed his "solidarity" to all the Libyan people. The decision taken tonight by the UN is an unprecedented move and respond to the request he was transferred last Friday the HRC, after its 47 members agreed at a special meeting to request the suspension of the participation of Libya in the body response to Gaddafi's violent response to the popular uprising against his regime.
Speaking before the adoption of the resolution, the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon said that the information of clashes and repression coming from Libya are "very concerning." "The world has spoken with one voice, we demand an immediate end to violence against civilians and the full respect of fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and assembly," he added.
In the words of Nawaf Salamm "countries that intend to stress that this resolution is an exceptional and temporary procedure" which can be checked once an end to violence in the North African country. "In contrast, Venezuela's ambassador to the UN Jorge Valero, said in a speech delivered after the "reserves" of his country regarding the decision adopted by the General Assembly.
"A decision like this could only be taken following an objective and credible investigation to confirm the veracity of the facts. You can not condemn a country in advance. We consider this hasty decision, "he said. The action of the General Assembly adds to the harsh measures taken by the Security Council against the Gaddafi regime, with which it wanted to send a strong message to Tripoli that the international community will not tolerate systematic violations of human rights and attacks on civilians.
The 1970 resolution calls on the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague, to open an investigation into these attacks, which may have left thousands of victims, while imposing an arms embargo on Libya, freezing the financial assets and prohibits them from traveling Gaddafi.
A large group of NGOs from around the world last Friday also called for the immediate suspension of Libya's right to belong to the HRC to "mounting evidence of large-scale attacks by his government against demonstrators." In the African country, the rebel coalition of eastern Libya has announced the formation of a military council in Benghazi, the second largest city, to "defend the people of Libya and Libya's internationally recognized borders from attack" 
The decision was made on the recommendation of the Human Rights Council requested that the Arab country was suspended from membership of the body. It is the first time that a country is suspended from the Council. The resolution was formally presented the Lebanese diplomat at the UN, Nawaf Salam, which he did on behalf of the Arab League and African Union.
"We hope this resolution leads to an immediate cessation of violence," said Salam who expressed his "solidarity" to all the Libyan people. The decision taken tonight by the UN is an unprecedented move and respond to the request he was transferred last Friday the HRC, after its 47 members agreed at a special meeting to request the suspension of the participation of Libya in the body response to Gaddafi's violent response to the popular uprising against his regime.
Speaking before the adoption of the resolution, the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon said that the information of clashes and repression coming from Libya are "very concerning." "The world has spoken with one voice, we demand an immediate end to violence against civilians and the full respect of fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and assembly," he added.
In the words of Nawaf Salamm "countries that intend to stress that this resolution is an exceptional and temporary procedure" which can be checked once an end to violence in the North African country. "In contrast, Venezuela's ambassador to the UN Jorge Valero, said in a speech delivered after the "reserves" of his country regarding the decision adopted by the General Assembly.
"A decision like this could only be taken following an objective and credible investigation to confirm the veracity of the facts. You can not condemn a country in advance. We consider this hasty decision, "he said. The action of the General Assembly adds to the harsh measures taken by the Security Council against the Gaddafi regime, with which it wanted to send a strong message to Tripoli that the international community will not tolerate systematic violations of human rights and attacks on civilians.
The 1970 resolution calls on the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague, to open an investigation into these attacks, which may have left thousands of victims, while imposing an arms embargo on Libya, freezing the financial assets and prohibits them from traveling Gaddafi.
A large group of NGOs from around the world last Friday also called for the immediate suspension of Libya's right to belong to the HRC to "mounting evidence of large-scale attacks by his government against demonstrators." In the African country, the rebel coalition of eastern Libya has announced the formation of a military council in Benghazi, the second largest city, to "defend the people of Libya and Libya's internationally recognized borders from attack"
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