The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Kofi Annan, yesterday urged Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to embrace change and reforms that will create the foundation for a democratic society in his country.
The United Nations human rights office said today that images shown by a British news program of the alleged torture of patients in Syrian hospitals were “shocking†and similar to those received by UN-mandated investigators.
The top United Nations human rights body today deplored the “brutal†actions of the Syrian authorities in response to the popular uprising that began nearly a year ago and called for an immediate end to attacks against civilians and other abuses.
The United Nations human rights chief said today that she is “appalled†at the recent escalation of violence in Syria and called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to end the fighting and assist civilians.