Amnesty International is warning that armed militias are threatening both the security and stability of Libya. A new report from the human rights group says at least a dozen detainees have died under torture. Mahmoud Shammam is a former Information Minister for the National Transitional Government, or NTC. He told our partner the BBC that he doesn’t believe there is widespread abuse of human rights across Libya.
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