HRW urges protection for Libya civilians

[WorldNews]

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Human Rights Watch on Saturday urged the Libyan government to protect civilians who were detained after fleeing former Islamic State group stronghold Sirte. "Libyan authorities should ensure the safety of and urgently provide medical care for more than 120 women and children being held in a Misrata prison" on suspicion of jihadist links, it said. Forces allied with Libya's unity government said on December 5 that they had ousted IS from the coastal city, 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of Tripoli, after seven months of fighting.

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