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25 Killed in Syria; U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Crackdown

HeadlineDec 05, 2011

At least 25 people were killed in Syria over the weekend in the ongoing crackdown on the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The clashes follow a vote on Friday by the United Nations Human Rights Council to condemn Syria for what it called “widespread, systematic and gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.”

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