BBC News reports: “There is clear evidence that Syria has
systematically tortured and executed about 11,000 detainees since the
start of the uprising, a report by three former war crimes prosecutors
says.
The investigators examined thousands of still images of dead prisoners reportedly smuggled out by a defector.
One of the authors told the BBC there was evidence of government involvement. Damascus has denied claims of abuse.
The report comes a day before peace talks are due to begin in Switzerland.
The Guardian newspaper in the UK - which along with CNN first unveiled the report - says the release appears timed to coincide with the conference, opening in the resort town of Montreux, and continuing in Geneva two days later.
The talks, known as ‘Geneva II’, are being seen as the biggest diplomatic effort to end the three-year conflict which has left more than 100,000 dead and millions displaced…”
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The investigators examined thousands of still images of dead prisoners reportedly smuggled out by a defector.
One of the authors told the BBC there was evidence of government involvement. Damascus has denied claims of abuse.
The report comes a day before peace talks are due to begin in Switzerland.
The Guardian newspaper in the UK - which along with CNN first unveiled the report - says the release appears timed to coincide with the conference, opening in the resort town of Montreux, and continuing in Geneva two days later.
The talks, known as ‘Geneva II’, are being seen as the biggest diplomatic effort to end the three-year conflict which has left more than 100,000 dead and millions displaced…”
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