Killing of Muammar Gaddafi
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Muammar Gaddafi, a former leader of Libya, was murdered by the National Transitional Council on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Gaddafi was captured by NTC forces and killed extrajudicially
Muammar al-Gaddafi at the AU summit, 2009
Muammar al Gaddafi at the AU summit
Extrajudicial killing
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An extrajudicial killing is the outright killing of a person without the lawful authority granted by a judicial proceeding. It typically refers to government authorities, whether lawfully or unlawfull
Killing of Muammar Gaddafi
…of Libya, was murdered by the National Transitional Council (NTC) on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Gaddafi was captured by NTC forces and killed extrajudicially shortly afterwards. The NTC initially claimed Gaddafi succumbed to injuries sustained in a firefight when loyalist forces attempted to free him, although…
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Chilean economist Orlando Letelier, who was assassinated in Washington, D.C. by Pinochet's secret police in 1976
Protest against the Philippine war on drugs in front of the Philippine Consulate General in New York City, October 2016