Friday, May 11, 2012

Syria's authorities have refused to submit a report on torture

Syria's authorities have refused to submit a report on torture in the country to a United Nations committee scheduled to discuss the situation there next week, its secretary said on Friday.
The Committee Against Torture monitors the implementation of the UN's anti-torture convention by state parties and is currently meeting in Geneva.
"There is no assurance that a delegation [from Syria] will come but we have been informed that no report

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-AFP/NOW Lebanon

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