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UN rights chief calls for immediate Syria action

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The UN's top human rights official urged the international community to take "immediate measures" to protect civilians in Syria as the death toll from seven months of anti-government unrest in the country rose above 3,000.

 

Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, warned that the unrelenting crackdown by the government of President Bashar Assad could worsen unless further action is taken. (AP)

 

 

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