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December 20, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/19/uk-syria-crisis-rights-idUKBRE9BI0PO20131219

UN: Secret Detentions by Government Fuel Syrian "Campaign of Terror"

(Reuters) Stephanie Nebehay - Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a "widespread campaign of terror against the civilian population" and a tactic of war by the Damascus government, UN investigators said on Thursday. The state-run practice of enforced disappearances in Syria - abductions that are officially denied - is systematic enough to amount to a crime against humanity. The UN team of 25 experts documented 100 cases to date, but believes the real number is likely to be in the thousands.

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