GENEVA (30 May 2014) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts* today emphasized that the UN Security Council’s decision not to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) leaves the door wide open for new atrocities in the ongoing conflict. “The double veto last week to a resolution referring the situation in Syria to the ICC is likely to expose the Syrian population to further gross human rights and humanitarian law violations,” they said. “The failure to hold those responsible for the violations…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 30 May 2014. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
