Topic: Saif al-Islam Gadhafi

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of the late leader, indicated he was in decent health when he made a brief court appearance Thursday in Zintan.

Former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi needs access to a lawyer so the Libyan government can ensure impartial justice, a rights group said.

The war crimes trial in Libya of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, a son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, will be delayed until May, prosecutors said Thursday.

The war crimes trial of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son and brother-in-law will take place within a month, officials said Saturday.

UPI Almanac for Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Human Rights Watch said it was calling on Libya's new government to honor its legal obligations by setting free the thousands of people detained illegally.

The Libyan government is called on to ensure there is no amnesty or impunity for crimes committed by former regime officials, the chief ICC prosecutor said.

The new government in Libya needs to ensure it is cooperating with the international courts on crimes committed by the former regime, a rights group said.

Libyan lawyers called on the International Criminal Court to show patience while it worked to organize a fair trial for Moammar Gadhafi's son.

Human rights and the rule of law are cornerstones for a strategy to implement a national reconciliation program in Libya, a U.N. diplomat said.