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November 23, 2011

U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Syrian Crackdowm 
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The United Nations human rights council has approved a measure
condemning Syria's ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
British ambassador Lyall Grant was among the measure's three
co-sponsors.

Lyall Grant: "The co-sponsors table this resolution in response to the
ongoing and wide spread violence and human rights violations that have
persisted in the Syrian Arab Republic since March this year. Despite
repeated calls from the international community, including United
Nations and the League of Arab States, this violence continues, with the
latest United Nations report estimating that well over 3,500. Civilians
have now been killed in the country."



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