U.N. human rights chief urges Syria to release activists, lawyers

The U.N. human rights chief on Thursday urged the Syrian authorities to release all activists, lawyers and other detainees they have been holding without due process, including some jailed for years. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein estimated that between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people have been … Continue reading U.N. human rights chief urges Syria to release activists, lawyers