Syria transition must ensure 'accountability' for past crimes, says UN
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Syria transition must ensure 'accountability' for past crimes, says UN
Political transition in Syria should "ensure accountability for perpetrators of serious violations," says UN rights chief Volker Turk during a press conference in Geneva.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad fled the country as Islamist-led rebels swept into the capital, bringing to an end on Sunday five decades of brutal rule by his clan over a country ravaged by one of the deadliest wars of the century.