UN rebukes Finland for violating rights of its children held in Syria camps

In a report last year, Save the Children said that on average two children die every week as a result of the dismal conditions in the al-Hawl detention camp. Photograph: Crispin Blunt/PA

A UN watchdog has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children stuck in Syrian prison camps holding suspected jihadists and their families.

Adding to mounting criticism directed at western countries, the UN child rights committee said Finland had a responsibility to make serious efforts to bring the children home.