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Human rights in Libya - Abu Saleem prison

Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt visited the ruin of Abu Saleem prison where 1200 prisoners were shot dead on Qadhafi's orders in 1996.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
Published
8 December 2011
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Today the prison is a reminder of the abuses of human rights under the Qadhafi regime.

In this video Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt talks about how the UK will work with a new Libya, one which will never forget its past, but will look forward as a country that is based on transparency, accountability and human rights.

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Published 8 December 2011