A/HRC/17/44 76. Benghazi: The Commission received information that 20 demonstrators were killed in Benghazi on 17 February65 with a further 20 killed on 19 February and 60 on 20 February.66 According to Benghazi Medical Centre, of the fatalities registered at that location on 17 February (estimated at 11), 90 per cent were shot in the upper part of the body, most often in the chest and head. Doctors and nurses at the Benghazi Medical Centre indicated that a significant number of fatalities arrived in the following days. 77. Tripoli: The Commission interviewed persons with information concerning demonstrations in Tripoli on 17 February. Persons spoke of security forces using force to disperse demonstrators in Green Square and Algeria Square, leaving several protestors dead. On 21 February, there were indications of some violent actions by protestors with the burning of Government buildings, such as police stations on Omar al-Mukhtar Street and the People‟s Hall on Andalus Street and the Friday market area. However, the Commission received information that even if security forces were justified in using some sort of force, the use of force was indiscriminate. One example given was that of a 21-year-old woman who was killed while watching the scene in Sidi Khalifa Street in the city. 78. Human Rights Watch stated that at least 62 corpses were brought to the morgues in Tripoli between 20 and 22 February after protestors had been fired at randomly by Libyan forces.67 In relation to demonstrations in the Fashlum, Tajurah and Al-Dibri neighbourhoods of Tripoli, the Commission received information that, on 20 February, Government forces shot at demonstrators, leaving an estimated 15 persons dead and many others injured. The Commission received further information that the repression of the demonstrations continued on 23 and 25 February. 68 79. The Commission was told by several witnesses that security forces of the Government collected the corpses of persons from streets and hospitals. There were also accounts of bodies being exhumed by bulldozers after being buried. Security forces were also said to have raided hospitals to remove injured persons. It was also reported to the Commission that a number of wounded were denied access to hospitals, while others did not seek medical treatment for fear of being detained by the security forces. 80. Darnah: The Commission received information that six persons were killed in Darnah on 17 February when security forces opened fire at approximately 150 persons protesting against the regime. No tear gas or warning shots were said to have been employed before the use of live ammunition. A number of those who were killed had been shot in the upper part of the body. In one case, an individual was said to have been shot six times in the head and chest by a member of ISA. One witness, explained: 65 66 67 68 an exhaustive list, since confrontations between demonstrators and Government forces happened in other locations. Human Rights Watch, “Libya: Security Forces Kill 84 Over Three Days; End Attacks on Peaceful Protesters”, 18 February 2011. Available from www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/18/libya-securityforces-kill-84-over-three-days. Amnesty International, “Libyan Leader Must End Spiralling Killings”, 20 February 2011, available from www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/libyan-leader-must-end-spiralling-killings-2011-02-20, and Human Rights Watch “Libya: Government Should Demand End to Unlawful Killings”. Human Rights Watch, “Libya: Commanders Should Face Justice for Killings”, 22 February 2011. Available from www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/22/libya-commanders-should-face-justice-killings. A medical practitioner interviewed by the Commission stated that, following the repression of demonstrations in Tajurah, he saw 15 persons killed and 10 wounded on 20 February 2011 and that most were hit at the head, chest and abdomen. He also saw 35 who had received wounds to the head and chest on 25 February 2011. 25