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| UN human rights body condemns foreign fighters in Syria | UN human rights body condemns foreign fighters in Syria |
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| The UN human rights council has condemned Syrian troops' attacks on the town of Qusair, and the use of foreign fighters in the offensive. | The UN human rights council has condemned Syrian troops' attacks on the town of Qusair, and the use of foreign fighters in the offensive. |
| The vote passed with 36 in favour, one against, and eight abstentions. | |
| Syria's key backer Russia called the resolution "odious", but is not a voting member of the council this year. | |
| The Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah supports the Syrian government and its fighters are widely reported to be involved in Qusair. | The Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah supports the Syrian government and its fighters are widely reported to be involved in Qusair. |
| The Council also called for an urgent investigation into alleged abuses in Qusair. | |
| Only Venezuela voted against the resolution. Two delegations were absent. | Only Venezuela voted against the resolution. Two delegations were absent. |
| The resolution - drafted by Qatar, along with the US and Turkey - also calls for immediate access for UN aid agencies. | |
| Qatar is widely believed to be supporting opposition forces, some of them also foreign. | Qatar is widely believed to be supporting opposition forces, some of them also foreign. |
| Before the vote, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called on foreign powers to stop "emboldening" the belligerents by providing weapons on both sides of the conflict. | |
| "The message from all of us should be the same: we will not support this conflict with arms, ammunition, politics or religion," she said in a statement. | |
| Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier told Russian TV that the resolution could undermine joint efforts to convene an international conference in June on ending the two-year conflict. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier told Russian TV that the resolution could undermine joint efforts to convene an international conference in June on ending the two-year conflict. |
| "For this to happen, everyone has to work honestly, and not allow double standards - backing the conference and supporting this initiative in word," Mr Lavrov said. | "For this to happen, everyone has to work honestly, and not allow double standards - backing the conference and supporting this initiative in word," Mr Lavrov said. |