Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held zone into Damascus probably constitute war crimes and must be prosecuted, the top UN human rights official said on Friday. The UN Security Council called on February 24 for a 30-day ceasefire in eastern Ghouta, where 400,000 people live. "Once again, I must emphasise that what we are seeing, in eastern Ghouta and elsewhere in Syria, are likely war crimes, and potentially crimes against humanity. Britain presented a resolution condemning all violations and calling on UN war crimes investigators to carry out an inquiry into events in Ghouta and report back in June. "We propose condemning all terrorist acts in Syria including in eastern Ghouta," a Russian diplomat told the talks.

Source: dna March 02, 2018 18:33 UTC