[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN's de Mistura: Syrian rebel shelling of civilian area is possible war crime

 

General Assembly votes Russia off Human Rights Council | Ban: African countries exiting ICC send wrong message on pursuing justice | UNICEF: Air pollution contributes to 600K child deaths annually Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT October 31, 2016 DONATE  ⋅  FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Top Story UN's de Mistura: Syrian rebel shelling of civilian area is possible war crime The United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura is calling on Syrian rebels to halt their three-day shelling of civilian areas in Aleppo in an attempt to break the government's siege. The action is unjustifiable and could be a war crime, he contends. 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