Syrian security forces have killed at least 256 children since the onset of protests against Bashar al-Assad, shooting dead a two-year-old girl to prevent her from "growing into a demonstrator", according to UN investigators.
The most authoritative inquiry into Syria's violence has uncovered "gross human rights violations" amounting to "crimes against humanity".
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A male university student told the commission that he was "subjected to sexual violence in detention," adding: "If my father had been present and seen me, I would have had to commit suicide".
The two-year-old girl, perhaps the youngest victim of Syria's turmoil, was shot dead on Aug 13 by a military officer. His justification was that he "did not want her to grow into a demonstrator," says the report.
In all, 256 children had been "killed by state forces as at 9 November". Some were deliberately denied medical treatment after being wounded. One 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg in the city of Homs on Aug 15 "while returning home from the mosque". His "neighbours tried to take him to hospital, but checkpoints by security forces blocked access". Full story...
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The most authoritative inquiry into Syria's violence has uncovered "gross human rights violations" amounting to "crimes against humanity".
(...)
A male university student told the commission that he was "subjected to sexual violence in detention," adding: "If my father had been present and seen me, I would have had to commit suicide".
The two-year-old girl, perhaps the youngest victim of Syria's turmoil, was shot dead on Aug 13 by a military officer. His justification was that he "did not want her to grow into a demonstrator," says the report.
In all, 256 children had been "killed by state forces as at 9 November". Some were deliberately denied medical treatment after being wounded. One 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg in the city of Homs on Aug 15 "while returning home from the mosque". His "neighbours tried to take him to hospital, but checkpoints by security forces blocked access". Full story...
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