UN rights chief: Syria reminds of Bosnia’s sectarian war October 18, 2012 - 19:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The top United Nations human rights official said the situation in Syria was reminiscent of Bosnia's sectarian war and called on world powers on Thursday, Oct 18, to unite in trying to halt the bloodshed, Reuters reported. "The memories of what happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be sufficiently fresh to warn us all of the danger of allowing Syria to descend into an all-out sectarian conflict," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said. "It should not take something as drastic as Srebrenica to shake the world into taking serious action to stop this type of conflict," she told reporters. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news Ron Howard seeks funding for Stephen King's "Dark Tower" at Cannes  Media Rights Capital is to fund one movie based on the seven-volume fantasy/Western saga, with more to come if the first succeeds."Lord of the Rings" actor joins " The Amazing Spider-Man 2" Csokas portrayed the elven king Celeborn in "Lord of the Rings"; the New Zealand actor also featured in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."Adopt Films picks up Jacques Doillon’s "Love Battles" Berlinale film Adopt is planning a theatrical and VOD release this fall for the controversial title that will go out in France afterwards.Luc Besson's new "Transporter" films in works The projects will be budgeted from $30 million to $40 million; at least one of the films will likely shoot in China. |
