UN officials ready to release Syria 'war ciminals' list
- 9 years ago
United Nations investigators have said that they were prepared to publish secret lists of alleged war criminals in Syria to help stem an "exponential rise" in atrocities from over three years of war.
Releasing the lists would put "alleged perpetrators on notice" and could "serve to maximise the potential deterrent effect" and "help to protect people at risk of abuse", a commission of inquiry said in a new report on Friday.
The commission has drawn up four lists of individuals and groups it believes are guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and has kept them locked up in a safe in Geneva, out of concern for due process.
Al Jazeera's James Bays reports.
Releasing the lists would put "alleged perpetrators on notice" and could "serve to maximise the potential deterrent effect" and "help to protect people at risk of abuse", a commission of inquiry said in a new report on Friday.
The commission has drawn up four lists of individuals and groups it believes are guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and has kept them locked up in a safe in Geneva, out of concern for due process.
Al Jazeera's James Bays reports.