World Report 2014: War on Syria’s Civilians Unchecked

Email Brazil has played aconstructiverole at the United Nations in several debates over international responses to human rights crises. In addition to leading international efforts to ensure effective oversight of state surveillance of communications, it supported critical resolutions addressing human rights problems in Iran and Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council. However, this positive engagement was overshadowed by its decision not to support a call for the Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the ICC. (Berlin) – The Syrian government’s policy of waging war by…

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