UN: Russian and Chinese vetoes of Syria ICC resolution ‘callous’

Headline Title:  UN: Russian and Chinese vetoes of Syria ICC resolution ‘callous’ 22 May 2014 Russia and China have displayed a chilling disregard for countless victims of serious human rights abuses in Syria by vetoing a UN Security Council resolution today to refer the situation to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said Amnesty International. “The vetoes by Russia and China are a callous political move that betrays suffering people in Syria. The resolution would have allowed the ICC to step in to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity committed…

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