In particular, in its statement condemning the violence, the UN Security Council, in its resolution 1970, at the time, included express reference to Libya's responsibility to protect its own citizens from mass atrocities, marking the first time it had been explicitly invoked by the UN Security Council regarding the situation of mass atrocities in a specific country.
Tous les partis ont appuyé la mesure. Plus particulièrement, dans sa condamnation de la violence, le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU a mentionné explicitement, dans sa résolution 1970, la responsabilité de la Libye de protéger ses citoyens contre les atrocités de masse.