Commission notes hostilities in several areas of the war-torn country, rights violations, a collapsing economy and drought
Women walk past damaged buildings in the southern outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on December 1 2020. Picture: REUTERS/OMAR SANADIKI
“One decade in, the parties to the conflict continue to perpetrate war crimes and crimes against humanity and infringing the basic human rights of Syrians,” commission chair Paulo Pinheiro said, releasing its 24th report. Commissioner Hanny Megally said there had been a “return of sieges and siege-like tactics” in southwestern Syria, an area where Russian-backed government forces waged a campaign to snuff out a rebel-held pocket in the city of Deraa.
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