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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Human rights lawyers attempt to bring Syria war crimes cases to ICC

The headquarters of the international criminal court in The Hague, Netherlands.
The headquarters of the international criminal court in The Hague, Netherlands. Photograph: Mike Corder/AP

A groundbreaking attempt to make Iranian and Syrian military officials answerable for war crimes they may have committed in Syria is being launched, as part of an effort to have the cases brought before the international criminal court.

The request includes evidence of Syrian victims forced to flee into Jordan due to attacks and intimidation by the Syrian government and Iran-backed militia groups. It is being brought by the US-based Iran Human Rights Documentation Center in conjunction with Haydee Dijkstal, a UK barrister.

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