UN orders Syria massacre probe
- 12 years ago
The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned Syria for last week's massacre in the Houla region and called for a UN investigation to identify the perpetrators and gather evidence for possible criminal prosecution.
The 47-member forum, which held an emergency session in Geneva, adopted a resolution on Friday by a vote of 41 states in favour to 3 against - China, Cuba and Russia - with two abstentions and one delegation absent.
The resolution was put forward by Qatar, Turkey and the United States amid international outrage at the killing of 108 people, nearly half of them children, in Houla a week ago.
Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.
The 47-member forum, which held an emergency session in Geneva, adopted a resolution on Friday by a vote of 41 states in favour to 3 against - China, Cuba and Russia - with two abstentions and one delegation absent.
The resolution was put forward by Qatar, Turkey and the United States amid international outrage at the killing of 108 people, nearly half of them children, in Houla a week ago.
Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.