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Summary Amnesty claims it has traced 30 cases of missing people.
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi started a crackdown on opponents to crush the anti-government campaign, claims human rights group, Amnesty International, on Monday.The group claimed that it had compiled more than 30 cases of missing people, which include political activists and rebel fighters. Amnesty International, which has had a fact-finding team in eastern Libya since February 26, called on Gaddafi to halt the alleged campaign of disappearances and to order his forces to abide by international law. The rights group said disappearances began before protests against Gaddafi had turned into armed rebellion.
