UN Panel Identifies War Criminals In Syria

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

JOHN HEILPRIN – MARCH 18, 2014, 8:01 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. panel investigating human rights abuses in Syria has identified those responsible for crimes including hostage-taking, torture and executions and has put their names on a list of people who should eventually be held accountable for their actions, the head of the panel said Tuesday.

Brazilian diplomat Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said the "perpetrators list" includes the heads of intelligence branches and detention facilities where torture occurs; military commanders who target civilians; officials overseeing airports from where barrel bomb attacks are planned and executed; and leaders of armed groups involved in attacking civilians.

His comments provided the most specific information so far about the identities of suspected criminals on the list. The panel was established by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council to investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law since March 2011 in Syria and, whenever possible, to identify those responsible so that they can be prosecuted.

"We have an enormous volume of testimony — over 2700 interviews, as well as a wealth of documentary material," Pinheiro told the council. "We do not lack information on crimes or on perpetrators. What we lack is a means by which to achieve justice and accountability."

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[Orrex]

1. Can't wait until they identify war criminals in Crawford, TX

[geek tragedy]

2. maybe every story about human rights abuses anywhere on the globe

should have a standard disclaimer "nothing in this story should be construed as excusing anything Bush ever did" just so we don't get this kind of discussion derailment

not every discussion about any other place on the planet needs to be about Bush

[JoeyT]

4. The people those were perpetrated against

aren't important. As long as Obama stands firm on the idea that they don't deserve justice, there will be people here that pitch a fit whenever anyone brings it up.

But yeah, it should poison every discussion on war crimes until Bush and his cohorts are rotting in jail or dead of old age. Not just on the internet, but every discussion on the planet. Every. Single. Fucking. One. Every time a president speaks about "courage" or "convictions" he should be slapped down with "Then why do our war criminals walk free?" Not just the current president, but any future president that defends war criminals.

[geek tragedy]

3. Maybe they could start with participants who aren't war criminals over there.

Secular and Shiite psychopaths vs extremist Sunni psychopaths--pity they have to kill so many innocents while killing each other