UN rights council condemns foreign military involvement in Syria
June 15, 2013
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution the use of foreign fighters in the Syrian Civil War, responding to an influx of foreign militants on both sides of the conflict, including Lebanese Hezbollah militants supporting the Syrian government. The resolution did not call for a stopp....... [more] 
UN rights office: Syria death toll at 93,000
June 13, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced Thursday that the death toll in the Syrian conflict has now reached at least 93,000. According to the UN's data specialists, this estimate represents only recorded deaths where the name, location and date of death were reported. For those c....... [more]
UN report: war crimes escalating in Syria
June 4, 2013
A panel of UN human rights experts on Tuesday issued their latest report on the Syria conflict, detailing escalating war crimes committed by both sides. Both France and the US have claimed to have found evidence regarding the limited use of Sarin, a toxic gas, but it is not clear which side was us....... [more]
UN Secretary General calls for protection of civilians in Syria
June 1, 2013
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Saturday condemning the most recent violence in Syria, and expressing concern over how it has been affecting the civilian population. Ban called upon both parties to make greater efforts to avoid civilian casualties and emphasized that the gov....... [more]
UN rights council condemns recent Syria attacks, foreign fighters
May 30, 2013
The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the most recent Syrian attacks in Al-Qusayr and calling for an end to the violence. In a speech on Wednesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay noted that the recent fighting in Al-Qusayr has left the town with....... [more]
UN human rights chief criticizes rights violations in Syria
May 27, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at the opening of the spring session of the UN?s Human Rights Council on Monday spoke against continued war crimes and crimes against humanity occurring in Syria. Pillay expressed concern regarding reports that describe the slaying of entire Sy....... [more]
UN panel found that both sides of Syrian conflict violated human rights
May 24, 2013
On May 24, 2012, a UN-appointed group of human rights experts reported that both the Syrian government and opposition were guilty of human rights violations in the ongoing conflict. The three-member panel, dubbed the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, found that both sides wer....... [more]
Evidence of torture, arbitrary detention found in Syria government centers: HRW
May 17, 2013
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Syrian opposition leaders and neutral international experts to safeguard evidence of torture and arbitrary detention uncovered in government intelligence facilities in Raqqa, the first city to fall to rebel forces. HRW visited the area in April and discovered....... [more]
UN General Assembly adopts resolution calling for political transition in Syria
May 16, 2013
The UN General Assembly, deeply concerned by the rising death toll in Syria, adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for rapid progress on a political transition while condemning the Syrian government's use of heavy weapons and the "widespread and systematic" violations of human rights within the re....... [more]
UN rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end war crimes depicted in video
May 16, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Tuesday that the mutilation of a Syrian soldier seen in an Internet video should be investigated as a potential war crime. Pillay urged Syrian rebels to stop the "truly atrocious" acts. Although the video cannot be fully authenticated, it app....... [more]
Red Cross: Syria aid hampered by disregard for rules of war
May 14, 2013
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday that aid in Syria is being hampered by a disregard for the rules of war. Head of operations for the Near and Middle East Robert Mardini said that in spite of repeated calls for all parties to the conflict in Syria to respect the rules....... [more]
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