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Syria Boycotts U.N. Torture Hearing, Charges Mount
yahoo.com 1 week, 3 days agoGENEVA (Reuters) - Syria boycotted a hearing by the United Nations' main anti-torture body on Wednesday, avoiding a grilling over its crackdown on civilians during a year-old uprising. Nobody from Syria's mission in Geneva was available to explain the absence, but an exchange of letters showed Syria had earlier complained about being treated disrespectfully by the U.N. Committee Against Torture. Wednesday's session went ahead without anyone in Syria's chair and a second session scheduled for Friday, when Sy
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Syria Accused Of Civilian "Executions"
theage.com.au 1 week, 3 days agoFifteen civilians executed by regime troops are among at least 32 people killed in Syria.










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