Mutilating or desecrating corpses during a conflict is a war crime,“ says UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay.
“The video that has just emerged from Syria, apparently showing a rebel leader cutting out and biting the heart of a dead soldier, depicts a truly atrocious act. Mutilating or desecrating corpses during a conflict is a war crime,“ says UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay.
“I have repeatedly called for the case of Syria to be referred by the Security Council to the International Criminal Court, so that legal proceedings can begin against people believed to be responsible for serious international crimes, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, irrespective of whether they are on the side of the government or are in opposition to it.”
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#Syria rebel commander who committed atrocity says he’s willing to face trial if Assad does. Let’s hope they both do. http://trib.al/z9ltAj2
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