UN rights council condemns foreign military involvement in Syria
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...
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...
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...
UN Secretary General calls for protection of civilians in Syria
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...
UN rights council condemns recent Syria attacks, foreign fighters
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...
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....
Evidence of torture, arbitrary detention found in Syria government centers: HRW
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...
UN General Assembly adopts resolution calling for political transition in Syria
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...
UN rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end war crimes depicted in video
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...
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...
