Libya: EU agreeson fresh sanctions

The European Union has agreed to slap an assets freeze and travel ban on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and 25 members of his family and inner circle.

European Union's diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton told a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that the bloc would impose further restrictions on Libya very soon, noting that violent repression in the north African country "shocks our conscience."

She said the EU sanctions might include "an embargo on equipment which might be used for internal repression."

Libya: EU agrees fresh sanctions - Telegraph