The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria warned the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the continuing civil war in Syria conflict has "reached a tipping point, threatening the entire region." The Commission...
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A panel of UN human rights experts led by Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Arab Republic , announced on Tuesday a new investigative report into the Syrian conflict....
UN expert calls for halt to supplying conventional weapons to Syria
Paulo Pinheiro, the chairman of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria , said Monday that the vast majority of Syrian casualties are killed in unlawful conventional weapon attacks and called for an end to weapons...
UN war crimes panel investigating 14 suspected chemical attacks in Syria: report
The chairman of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic , Paulo Sergio Pinheiro stated Monday that the UN war crimes panel is investigating 14 suspected chemical attacks in Syria. A report...
UN expert urges international community to bring peace to Syria
The Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria addressed the General Assembly on Monday, imploring member states to bring about peace talks in the violence-plagued country. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro described...
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged Syria to release a prominent human rights lawyer and his friend believed to be detained by security forces. AI contends that both men should be released immediately unless they...
UN rights body extends mission of independent panel in Syria
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution extending the mission of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) in Syria. The panel of independent experts is charged with investigating...
UN investigators: human rights violations in Syria increasing
UN investigators testified before the UN Human Rights Council on Monday that human rights violations in Syria committed by both sides of the conflict are growing in number and severity . Chair of the Independent International...
Paulo Pinheiro, chairperson of the UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, on Monday told the UN Human Right Council in Geneva that the number of people suffering from the intensified violence in Syria...
The UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria on Wednesday accused Syria of violating international human rights law after finding that Syrian forces are engaging in torture and killings under orders from high level government officials....
