Libya: UN Urges Respect for Right to Life and Protection of Children as Violence Rages

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2011 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting the right to freedom of expression today urged the authorities in Libya to respect human life and ensure that citizens are not denied their rights, notably the right of children to education in a safe environment.

Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) also reiterated her previous call to the Libyan Government…