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China, Russia vote against UN human rights council resolution on Syria
The UN human rights council has extended the mandate of its investigation into war crimes in Syria by another six months. It also condemned violations by Syrian government forces in the violence.The 47-member Geneva council adopted a resolution submitted by Arab states by a vote of 41 states in favor, with three states - China, Russia and Cuba - against and three abstentions. Switzerland has proposed that Carla del Ponte, a former chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, join the inquiry as a commissioner and an announcement is expected by the end of the day.
Posted by: ryuge 2012-09-28 |
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