We The civil society of Pakistan and all journalists  organizations specially from Pakistan and  from across the world, strongly urge all governments, as well as regional / Overseas /  international  organizations, to clearly and unequivocally denounce the ongoing and inhuman  violent crackdown against the masses protests and demands for democratic reforms and kinghood accountability that have been occurring across Libya,

The Libya's  dictator Muammar Qaddafi Regime has responded to protests with excessive force. This has included air strikes, wide-spread use of beatings, arbitrary detentions and the use of  bullets and allegedly live ammunition against unarmed civilians, resulting in over a thousands of  deaths. Moreover, a state imposed black-out on phone services and independent media , making it very difficult for Libyans to report all abuses occurring.
With the strong risk that repression, violence and instability in Libya  could escalate to unprecedented levels in the coming days, it is critical that individual governments  from all regions of the world urgently exert strong and concerted pressure on the Libya's dictator government to curb human rights abuses.

We call on the United Nations, its Member States and regional bodies to condemn the serious and widespread human rights violations carried out by the Qaddafi's authorities against civilians throughout the country. The international community must remind the Libyan  government of its international human rights obligations, urge it to fully respect the rights to peaceful assembly, freedom of movement and freedom of expression, and support the demands of the Libyan people for the holding of free and fair elections and the ending of the 40 decades long State of Ridiculous Emergency law which has been used to enforce authoritarian  and tyrant rule.

Petitioner, Signatory -  UnbowedUnafraidJournalist4Peace From Pakistan.
Petitioner, Signatory -  UnbowedUnafraidJournalist4Peace From Pakistan.
Petitioner, Signatory -  UnbowedUnafraidJournalist4Peace From Pakistan.
Petitioner, Signatory -  UnbowedUnafraidJournalist4Peace From Pakistan.
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Signatory also have signed the below said petition UNA /UK

We - the undersigned - urge all UN Member States to take further, urgent action to stop the brutal crackdown and bloodshed in Libya.

Hundreds of civilians have already been killed and thousands are fleeing as Al-Qadhafi shows no signs of relenting. The UN Security Council, Human Rights Council and High Commissioner for Human Rights have all expressed concern at the alleged widespread and systematic human rights violations, which could well amount to crimes against humanity.

While Security Council Resolution 1970 - which invoked an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban, and referred the situation to the International Criminal Court - has increased the pressure on the Libyan regime, further action is needed now.

We therefore call on states to:

- strengthen the Security Council's asset freeze and travel ban, including by revoking the diplomatic immunity normally accorded to heads of state and imposing a moratorium on financial transactions such as cash transfers and the export of Libyan banknotes

- ensure that the Council's arms embargo is fully respected

- express support for the referral of the situation to the International Criminal Court

- take concrete steps at this week's Arms Trade Treaty negotiations to prevent future misuse of arms by despotic regimes

- support the Human Rights Council's commission of inquiry to investigate alleged 'systematic human rights violations'

- further isolate Al-Qadhafi and his cohorts by suspending, through the UN General Assembly, Libya's membership of the UN Human Rights Council - a move backed by the Council itself and the Libyan delegation to the UN in Geneva

- provide support to UN agencies, notably the UN Refugee Agency and World Food Programme, including by safeguarding the passage of food and medical supplies, and of the thousands fleeing the violence

- support rescue efforts of foreign nationals still in the country

- ensure that any potential decisions on establishing a no-fly zone are brought before the UN Security Council

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