Libyan rebels accused of targeting blacks

[Emily]

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/04/world/la-fg-libya-mercenaries-20110305

Libyan rebels accused of targeting blacks
Rights groups say African migrant workers and black Libyans face beatings and detention by rebel fighters who suspect them of being mercenaries hired by Moammar Kadafi to put down the rebellion.
March 04, 2011 - By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times

..."In the eastern city of Beida and in other areas under rebel control, several accused mercenaries have been killed recently, said Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director for Human Rights Watch in Libya. There have been "widespread and systematic attacks" on Africans and black Libyans by rebels and their supporters as they attempt to root out suspected mercenaries, he said.

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