World Against Gaddafi
- February 28th, 2011
- Posted by EUEditor
Combined action against Libya on the weekend by world powers saw a unanimous vote by the UN Security Council (27.2.11) to impose sanctions on Muammar al-Gaddafi and his government.
BANS, AND THE CRIMINAL COURT
The United Nations resolution mandated a ban on travel by Gaddafi and his inner circle, a freeze on their assets, an arms embargo and a reference to the International Criminal Court over the violent repression of dissent. … Read More »
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