Colleen Mills
9:20 PM
31 March 2011
African Court Orders Libya to Stop Killing its Citizens
In Nairobi, Kenya, the highest ruling court declared that Libya could no longer kill it’s people and for Libya to cease any action that would result in a loss of life. It is now required for Libya to report to the Tanzania-based court within two weeks.
Many Human Rights advocates are pleased with the decision.
The initial declaration occurred on March 25, but it was not released to the public until last Wednesday.
The petition against Libya said that "serious and massive violations of human rights" that are guaranteed under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights had taken place.
Because of the immediate risk of loss of life, there were no oral hearings issued.
The fact that so many people’s lives have been affected and that people are attempting and now finalizing a solution to this problem, make this a social problem. It in interrelated within the world in that other countries may make attempts to protect their citizens with Libya as their model. Also, it saddens me to think of all the other countries that could and should have made attempts to cease such killings so very long ago.
I honestly cannot imagine what it would be like to have probably one of the most important civil rights finally protected by law. Imagine living your whole life in fear that you might lose such, with no governmental laws to protect you. Everyone deserves the right to live.
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