.- Libyan security forces have launched a wave of arbitrary arrests and "disappearances" in the capital to quell protests against the ruling regime of Moammar Gadhafi, said Sunday the organization Human Rights Watch. The group based in New York said that evidence collected from residents of Tripoli on scores of people were detained if they helped to organize or take part in the protests, or suspected of talking to foreign media.
Many governments claim that Gadhafi has violently suppressed an uprising against its mandate. The Libyan leader said the revolt was led by a small group of Qaeda operatives supported by foreign forces bent on destroying Libya. "Gadhafi and his security forces are brutally suppressing all opposition in Tripoli, including peaceful protests, with lethal force, arbitrary arrests and disappearances, "said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch said in a statement." Given the history of torture and political killings in Libya, we care deeply about the fate of those who were taken, "he added.
Gadhafi lost control of large parts of the country in February after a revolution against their government. The rebel stronghold is located in eastern Libya, while in Tripoli, to the west, the protests have been small and quickly dispersed by security forces. "The arrests and disappearances in Tripoli have frightened many who were protesting peacefully against the Government (...) That shows how confident the government intimidation Gadhafi, "said Whitson. 
Many governments claim that Gadhafi has violently suppressed an uprising against its mandate. The Libyan leader said the revolt was led by a small group of Qaeda operatives supported by foreign forces bent on destroying Libya. "Gadhafi and his security forces are brutally suppressing all opposition in Tripoli, including peaceful protests, with lethal force, arbitrary arrests and disappearances, "said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch said in a statement." Given the history of torture and political killings in Libya, we care deeply about the fate of those who were taken, "he added.
Gadhafi lost control of large parts of the country in February after a revolution against their government. The rebel stronghold is located in eastern Libya, while in Tripoli, to the west, the protests have been small and quickly dispersed by security forces. "The arrests and disappearances in Tripoli have frightened many who were protesting peacefully against the Government (...) That shows how confident the government intimidation Gadhafi, "said Whitson.
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