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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Corder

Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court. They accuse Damascus of widespread torture

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The Netherlands and Canada are taking Syria's government to the United Nations' highest court on Tuesday, accusing Damascus of massive human rights violations against its own people.

“Since 2011, Syrians have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, forcibly disappeared and subjected to chemical weapon attacks on a mass scale,” the Netherlands and Canada said when they launched the case at the International Court of Justice in June.

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