The UN General Assembly today certified the international isolation of the regime of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, with expulsion from the North African country's Human Rights Council (HRC) of the international organization. The unprecedented measure was adopted by consensus by the 192 countries that make up the multilateral agency, in a demonstration that the Libyan leader has been almost no friends in the international arena.
"This is unprecedented action sends another clear message to Gaddafi and those who remain at his side must stop killing, "he said in his speech the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, who said the Libyan leader has lost all legitimacy and should" leave now. " In his view, the Assembly today acted in line with the "noble tradition" of the UN and said that those who "point the weapons against his own people have no place in the HRC." Assembly resolution responds to the request that the HRC went on Friday after members agreed at a special meeting to request the suspension of the participation of Libya in the body in response to the violent response to the popular uprising against Gadhafi his regime.
Lebanon's ambassador to the UN, Nawaf Salam, on behalf of Arab and African sponsors of the resolution, recalled that the Arab League and African Union condemned last week and the Libyan regime's actions from the beginning of popular revolt. "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, he added.
The only countries so far expressed reservations were Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, with the consensus in the room did not openly opposed the adoption of the resolution. Venezuelan Ambassador Jorge Valero, described as "hasty" expulsion of Libya and considered which punishes "a priori" the Gadhafi regime without having carried out a credible investigation of the situation in the country.
Valero, as well as Cuban and Nicaraguan counterparts, focused much of his criticism in the United States and accused Washington of trying to exploit the crisis in Libya to take over their oil reserves. In response, the U.S. ambassador said the Venezuelan representative lives "in the world of fantasy." On the other hand, several countries in their speeches expressed regret that Libya, with a long and controversial record on human rights, had been elected to the HRC by the same General Assembly last year.
The Costa Rican ambassador, Eduardo Ulibarri, recalled that the Libyan regime "did not become a voracious repressive machinery in recent weeks." That character already had when he was elected to the Council last year, but still received enough Feedback to integrate. Therefore, the resolution is also a way of undoing the mistake committed, "he said.
The suspension of participation in the HRC is in addition to the crackdown on Saturday by the Security Council against the Qaddafi regime, which imposed economic sanctions and referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the possible commission of crimes against humanity.
With the increased calls for the declaration of a no-fly zone over Libya, a move that diplomats at the UN say they have not contemplated, but is available in the event that they consider appropriate. "We do not rule nothing. We follow the developments and maintain communication channels with other members "of the Security Council, said the UK ambassador, Mark Lyall Grant.
For his part, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned in a speech at the Assembly that the information on fighting, repression and incitement to violence by the Government to come from Libya are "very worrying" . He further stressed that there are many indications that could be brewing a refugee crisis by the number of people fleeing to neighboring countries, while there are fears that thousands of people are trapped at home unable to escape. 
"This is unprecedented action sends another clear message to Gaddafi and those who remain at his side must stop killing, "he said in his speech the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, who said the Libyan leader has lost all legitimacy and should" leave now. " In his view, the Assembly today acted in line with the "noble tradition" of the UN and said that those who "point the weapons against his own people have no place in the HRC." Assembly resolution responds to the request that the HRC went on Friday after members agreed at a special meeting to request the suspension of the participation of Libya in the body in response to the violent response to the popular uprising against Gadhafi his regime.
Lebanon's ambassador to the UN, Nawaf Salam, on behalf of Arab and African sponsors of the resolution, recalled that the Arab League and African Union condemned last week and the Libyan regime's actions from the beginning of popular revolt. "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, he added.
The only countries so far expressed reservations were Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, with the consensus in the room did not openly opposed the adoption of the resolution. Venezuelan Ambassador Jorge Valero, described as "hasty" expulsion of Libya and considered which punishes "a priori" the Gadhafi regime without having carried out a credible investigation of the situation in the country.
Valero, as well as Cuban and Nicaraguan counterparts, focused much of his criticism in the United States and accused Washington of trying to exploit the crisis in Libya to take over their oil reserves. In response, the U.S. ambassador said the Venezuelan representative lives "in the world of fantasy." On the other hand, several countries in their speeches expressed regret that Libya, with a long and controversial record on human rights, had been elected to the HRC by the same General Assembly last year.
The Costa Rican ambassador, Eduardo Ulibarri, recalled that the Libyan regime "did not become a voracious repressive machinery in recent weeks." That character already had when he was elected to the Council last year, but still received enough Feedback to integrate. Therefore, the resolution is also a way of undoing the mistake committed, "he said.
The suspension of participation in the HRC is in addition to the crackdown on Saturday by the Security Council against the Qaddafi regime, which imposed economic sanctions and referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the possible commission of crimes against humanity.
With the increased calls for the declaration of a no-fly zone over Libya, a move that diplomats at the UN say they have not contemplated, but is available in the event that they consider appropriate. "We do not rule nothing. We follow the developments and maintain communication channels with other members "of the Security Council, said the UK ambassador, Mark Lyall Grant.
For his part, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned in a speech at the Assembly that the information on fighting, repression and incitement to violence by the Government to come from Libya are "very worrying" . He further stressed that there are many indications that could be brewing a refugee crisis by the number of people fleeing to neighboring countries, while there are fears that thousands of people are trapped at home unable to escape.
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