UN: Crimes against humanity possible in Syria
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Two special advisers to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon say there is "a serious possibility" that crimes against humanity have been committed in Syria and are continuing to take place.
Francis Deng, the adviser on preventing genocide, and Edward Luck, the advisor of the right to protect civilians caught in armed conflict, expressed alarm in a joint statement Friday "at persistent reports of widespread and systematic human rights violations by Syrian security forces responding to anti-government protests across the country." (AP)
