The UN Human Rights Council is mulling a new resolution to denounce the Syrian regime for using the help of Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, according to a draft that was made public Tuesday in Geneva.
The draft resolution “strongly condemns the intervention of all foreign combatants in Syria, including those fighting on behalf of the regime and in particular Hezbollah” and expresses deep concern that their involvement would have a negative impact on the region.
It also demands that the Syrian government give access to UN human rights investigators and condemns serious human rights violations by government forces and their allies as well as by rebels.
The draft by Qatar, Kuwait, Turkey, the United States and Britain is set to be voted on by Friday.
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