War crimes, crimes against humanity in Syria; civilians being killed

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Mar 02, 2018, 11:24 PM

War crimes, crimes against humanity in Syria; civilians being killed

Geneva, March 02: War crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place Eastern Ghouta and other parts of Syria said the UN High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein said on Friday in Geneva.

"What we are seeing, in Eastern Ghouta and elsewhere in Syria, are likely war crimes, and potentially crimes against humanity," Al-Arabiya cited Hussein saying on its Twitter account.

"Syria must be referred to the International Criminal Court. Attempts to thwart justice, and shield these criminals, are disgraceful," Al-Arabiya quoted Hussein as adding.

Hussein was speaking during a debate of the UN Human Rights Council of a proposal by the United Kingdom calling on the body to act swiftly to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Eastern Ghouta - the last major rebel stronghold near the capital, Damascus.

A total of 1,389 people - 1,073 of them civilians - were killed in Syria last month, of them 67 percent in Eastern Ghouta, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.