The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has described as "crime against humanity" repression against protesters in Libya and has demanded an international inquiry into these events. In a statement, Pillay has demanded the immediate cessation of human rights violations and denounced the use of guns, fighter jets and snipers against civilians.
"The widespread and systematic attacks against the civilian population are tantamount to crimes against humanity," he warned. "The callousness with which the Libyan authorities and their armed employees are firing bursts of bullets against peaceful demonstrators is inconceivable," said Pillay.
"I am extremely alarmed that when I speak with are losing lives," said in a public statement. A representative from your agency has indicated that the time is use a figure of 250 deaths in the popular uprising in Libya, although nongovernmental organizations say the death toll exceeds 400.
For its part, the Arab League has announced that it planned an emergency meeting in Cairo to discuss the latest developments in Libya. Libyan security forces cracked down dramatically yesterday's riots and violence has spread to Tripoli after they broke into this country's key oil production. 
"The widespread and systematic attacks against the civilian population are tantamount to crimes against humanity," he warned. "The callousness with which the Libyan authorities and their armed employees are firing bursts of bullets against peaceful demonstrators is inconceivable," said Pillay.
"I am extremely alarmed that when I speak with are losing lives," said in a public statement. A representative from your agency has indicated that the time is use a figure of 250 deaths in the popular uprising in Libya, although nongovernmental organizations say the death toll exceeds 400.
For its part, the Arab League has announced that it planned an emergency meeting in Cairo to discuss the latest developments in Libya. Libyan security forces cracked down dramatically yesterday's riots and violence has spread to Tripoli after they broke into this country's key oil production.
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