Protection of minorities must take priority in Syria transition

Headline Title: Protection of minorities must take priority in Syria transition 10 January 2013 Any future transitional government in Syria should make the protection of minority groups its top priority, Amnesty International said today as an international conference in the UK planning for the Syrian government’s possible collapse drew to a close.Opposition leaders and worldwide Syria experts holding private talks in Sussex for a second day were urged to put human rights at the heart of all planning about the future of the country. Minority groups including Alawite Muslims, the community…

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