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Anti-Gaddafi Militias Accused of Beating and Executing Captured Fighters

Human Rights Watch says it has new evidence indicating that forces opposed to Moammar Gadhafi beat and executed dozens of his supporters after the ousted leader's capture and death last year.

Gadhafi died on October 20, 2011, after his convoy of supporters trying to flee the city of Sirte was hit by an airstrike and attacked by militia members.

Source: Voice of America . Read full article. (link)

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