UN punishes Tripoli over violence

BEIJING - The United Nations suspended Libya's membership of the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, expressing deep concern over the situation in the strife-torn country.

The General Assembly "decides to suspend the rights of membership in the Human Rights Council of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya", said the resolution adopted by consensus at the 192-member General Assembly.

Introduced by Lebanon on behalf of African and Middle East countries, the resolution expressed "deep concern about the human rights situation" in Libya - a member of the council since May 2010.