UN human rights chief: ‘catastrophic course’ in Syria
08 March 2018 |
4:43 am
The United Nations human rights chief, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, said that it was urgent to reverse the "catastrophic course" in Syria and refer the country to the International Criminal Court.
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