JOIN USUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian regime of potential crimes against humanity Thursday as activists reported fresh violence in Daraa, the city where the uprising against President Bashar Assad erupted 11 months ago.
Speaking to reporters in Vienna, Ban demanded the Syrian regime stop using indiscriminate force against civilians caught up in fighting between government troops and Assad’s opponents.
“We see neighbourhoods shelled indiscriminately, hospitals used as torture centers, children as young as 10 years old chained and abused,” Ban told reporters in Vienna. “We see almost a certain crime against humanity.”
Syrian activists said government forces attacked Daraa on Thursday, carrying out arrests and shooting randomly in the city seen as the birthplace of the uprising.