Rebel fighters and their supporters in eastern Libya are detaining, beating and intimidating African immigrants and black Libyans, accusing them of being African mercenaries fighting on behalf of Moammar Gadhafi, witnesses and human rights workers say.
In a few instances, rebels have executed suspected mercenaries captured in battle, according to Human Rights Watch and local Libyans.
The rebel-led provisional government in Benghazi denies abusing men suspected as mercenaries though it concedes it is rounding up suspects and detaining them for questioning. It says it has given human rights representatives access to its detainees. More...
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