Grave risk: UN human rights chief warns of 'catastrophe' in southern Syria

The United Nations' human rights chief has warned of a looming "catastrophe" in southern Syria as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive in terrorist/rebel-held areas after the ending of a 12-hour truce in the strategic province of Deraa.


High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said in a statement on Friday that there was a "grave risk that intensified fighting will see many civilians trapped", condemning "[how] civilians in Syria continue to be used as pawns by the various parties".
  [aljazeera.com]
 29/6/18
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