The UN General Assembly has agreed to set up a panel to gather evidence on war crimes in Syria.
It is a first step towards prosecuting those responsible for atrocities in the nearly six-year war.
A resolution on establishing the investigative mechanism was adopted in the 193-nation assembly by a vote of 105 to 15, with 52 abstentions.
The panel will work closely with the UN Commission of Inquiry, which has submitted several reports detailing atrocities committed during the war that has killed more than 310,000 people.
Civil society groups have also been compiling documents, lists of witnesses and video footage that could one day be used in a court of law.
The measure prepared by Liechtenstein was co-sponsored by 58 countries including the United States, France, Britain, Italy and Germany as well as regional powers Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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22/12/16
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It is a first step towards prosecuting those responsible for atrocities in the nearly six-year war.
A resolution on establishing the investigative mechanism was adopted in the 193-nation assembly by a vote of 105 to 15, with 52 abstentions.
The panel will work closely with the UN Commission of Inquiry, which has submitted several reports detailing atrocities committed during the war that has killed more than 310,000 people.
Civil society groups have also been compiling documents, lists of witnesses and video footage that could one day be used in a court of law.
The measure prepared by Liechtenstein was co-sponsored by 58 countries including the United States, France, Britain, Italy and Germany as well as regional powers Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
[rte.ie]
22/12/16
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