UN Debates Resolution Condemning Syria -- Al Jazeera
General Assembly to vote on resolution to condemn "rights abuses by government" amid continued fighting in the country.
The UN General Assembly is due to vote on a resolution to condemn the Syrian government for human rights violations and call for a transitional government.
The resolution strongly condemns the Bashar al-Assad government on two points: the escalation of heavy weapons on civilian areas, and what Qatar, which drafted the statement, calls systematic violations of human rights.
Thursday's resolution expresses grave concern that the Syrian government is using chemical weapons, calls for unfettered access to UN investigators, and pushes again for a Syrian-led political transition, with the opposition Syrian National Coalition as the representatives of the Syrian people.
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