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Friday, May 23, 2014

UN rights chief condemns Syria government, rebels for suffering in Aleppo

UN rights chief condemns Syria government, rebels for suffering in Aleppo
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Wednesday condemned [press release] both the Syrian government and the armed rebels for their callousness towards the hardships both groups have imposed on the people of Aleppo. Pillay had previously opined that human rights violations by Syrian government forces "far outweigh" those by rebel groups [JURIST report]. However, she acknowledged that both groups' flagrant disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law has caused "tremendous suffering" for Aleppo.... [more].

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