The president of the Libyan
council of state (upper house), Abdel Rahman Swehli, told
journalists in Rome Friday that Italian NGOs are welcome in
Libya. Answering a question on Italy's plans to help migrants in
Libyan detention centres via NGOs and UN organisations, he said
"we welcome with favour any help, especially by our Italian
friends, to assist the Libyan authorities". Libyan General
Khalifa Haftar is committing a "war crime" by his siege of
Derna, Swehli went on, saying he had raised the issue with Lower
House Speaker Laura Boldrini, who is "very attentive to human
rights". Swehli said Derna was being ignored and urged the media
to "do something". He told them: "Let it be known that every day
a war crime is being committed".
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