Russia urged to back UN Syria move
Campaigners from around the world are urging Russia to back the UN Security Council and help bring an end to the crisis in Syria, coinciding with what they are calling the one-year anniversary of violence in the country.
A coalition of 200 non-government organisations (NGOs) from 27 countries is demanding that the UN Security Council unites and passes a resolution calling on the Syrian government to stop shelling civilian neighbourhoods and stop other violations of international law, arbitrary arrests and torture, as well as granting urgent access to humanitarian workers, journalists and human rights monitors.
