Member of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria Carla del Ponte listens during a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, February 18, 2013. VOA
UN: Both Sides Committing War Crimes In Syria -- Al Jazeera
Independent team urges Security Council to act urgently "to ensure accountability for grave violations" during conflict.
Syrians in "leadership positions" who may be responsible for war crimes have been identified, along with units accused of perpetrating them, UN investigators say.
Both government forces and armed rebels are committing war crimes, including killings and torture, spreading terror among civilians in a nearly two-year-old conflict, they said on Monday.
The investigators' latest report, covering the six months to mid-January, was based on 445 interviews conducted abroad with victims and witnesses, as they have not been allowed into Syria.
The independent team, led by Brazilian Paulo Pinheiro, called on the UN Security Council to "act urgently to ensure accountability" for grave violations, possibly by referring the violators to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecution.
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More News On The UN Reporting That Both Sides Are Committing War Crimes In Syria
UN official: 'time has come' to refer Syrian war crimes to ICC – live coverage -- The Guardian
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to ICC, UN inquiry says -- Reuters
U.N. Rights Panel on Syria Urges War Crimes Charges -- New York Times
UN Report Criticizes Syrian Government, Rebels -- Voice of America
UN Rights Inquiry Alleges Syrian War Crimes -- Voice of America
War crimes spiraling in Syria, UN warns -- Global Post/AFP
U.N. report: Syrian violence escalating -- UPI
U.N. lists Syria war crime suspects in ‘leadership positions’ -- Al Arabiya News
Del Ponte Calls For International Criminal Court To Probe Syrian Conflict -- Radio Free Europe
UN panel: Syria civil war more sectarian, radical -- Miami Herald/AP
My Comment: All that one needs to do is go to You Tube and list all the videos that have been uploaded in the past two years that clearly reveal war crimes being committed. Trust me on this one .... the list is very very long.
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