UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief ramped up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, accusing his government of launching an "indiscriminate attack" on civilians and other grave human rights violations in its suppression of pro-democracy protests. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said the February 4 veto by Russia and China of a draft …
2012-02-13