Stig Östlund

söndag, februari 27, 2011

Security Council Calls for War Crimes Inquiry in Libya

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday night to impose sanctions on Libya’s leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, and his inner circle of advisers, and called for an international war crimes investigation into “widespread and systemic attacks” against Libyan citizens who have protested against the government over the last two weeks.

NEW YORK TIMES

                          The United Nations Security Council:


The United Nations Security Council - Membership in 2011

The Council is composed of five permanent members — China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States — and ten non-permament members (with year of term's end):
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2011), Germany (2012), Portugal (2012),
Brazil (2011). India (2012), South Africa (2012). Colombia (2012). Lebanon (2011), Gabon (2011) and Nigeria (2011).


The General Assembly elected Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal and South Africa to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms starting on 1 January 2011. The newly elected countries have replaced Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda.

Sweden: non-permanent member of the Security Council during the following years:
1957 – 1958 1975 – 1976 and 1997 – 1998

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya*: non-permanent member of the Security Council during the following years:
1976 – 1977 and 2008 – 2009
* By two communications dated 1 and 18 April 1977, respectively, the Permanent Mission of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya informed the Secretary-General that the official designation Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (short title: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) should be substituted for Libyan Arab Republic. (Before 6 January 1971: Libya.)

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