The Libyan Nation Commission for Human Rights (LNCHR) has accused Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) of violating the 1949 Geneva Convention after they exhumed, brutalized bodies, and displayed them in public. Among the dead bodies was that of Jamal Makhzoum, former leader of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council, who was killed this week in Ganfouda. Images and video footages that surfaced on social media platforms showed dead militants piled on top of each other across the ground. The Presidency Council (PC) has been coming under immense pressure recently to harden its position against the LNA. The statement urged Libyans to “use the voice of reason” rather than following divisive approaches that could affect the country’s social cohesion.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 20, 2017 16:52 UTC