UN Accuses Syria Of "Crimes Against Humanity"

Syria Troops Have Killed More Than 250 Children, UN Report Finds -- The Guardian

Report to UN human rights council accuses Damascus of crimes against humanity and operating shoot-to-kill policy.

Syrian security forces have committed "crimes against humanity" since widespread anti-government protests began in March, according to a damning UN report (pdf) that will add to the mounting pressure on the president, Bashar al-Assad.

It said that least 256 children had been killed by government forces.

The investigation by the UN's independent international commission found patterns of summary execution, arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance and torture, including sexual violence and abuse, some of it directed against children.

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