UN General Assembly condemns Syria

The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syria’s president to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2012 - 07:15

The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syria’s president to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime.

The vote last night in the 193-member world body was 137-12 with 17 abstentions.

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