UN rights chief decries Syrian (& Libyan) 'brutality'

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Source: Al Jazeera English

Government's "outright disregard for basic human rights" condemned as tanks keep towns and villages in Homs surrounded.
Last Modified: 31 May 2011 01:52

The United Nations has condemned the "shocking" brutality of Bashar al-Assad's government, with activists saying that at least 15 people have been killed in the latest crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, criticised on Monday the government's conduct, saying the actions were shocking in their disregard for human rights. "The brutality and magnitude of measures taken by the governments in Libya and now Syria have been particularly shocking in their outright disregard for basic human rights," she told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

For a second straight day on Monday, dozens of tanks circled towns and villages in the Homs area, north of Damascus.

At least 14 people were shot dead on Sunday and Monday in Rastan and Talbiseh, towns in the flashpoint central region of Homs. Among those killed was "a little girl called Hajar al-Khatib", the AFP news agency reported.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/05/2011531026507510.html

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