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Rape war crime 'a truly horrific charge'

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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said there is evidence that Libya's leader Colonel Gadaffi authorised his soldiers to rape women in battles with rebels.

Professor Edward Luck, special adviser to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, explores these new claims.


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