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UN says coastal violence in Syria includes summary killings; urges transparent accountability
Summary
The UN spokesperson conveyed the secretary-general’s alarm at violent escalation in Syria’s coastal areas, reported summary killings including a UN staff casualty, and called for inclusive, transparent transitional justice and protection for independent media and human rights monitoring.
The United Nations said it is alarmed by a violent escalation in coastal areas of Syria that has included “widespread summary killings” and the death of at least one UN colleague, the UN spokesperson said.
The spokesperson conveyed remarks attributed to the secretary-general, who called on all parties to protect civilians, stop inflammatory rhetoric and hold perpetrators of violations to account. The secretary-general “takes note” of announcements…
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