Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the Head of the United Nations human rights Council says the attacking of the Syrian civilian is a War Crime.

Calling for an emergency meeting of the UN human rights council he further says that the armed forces and the militants who are targeting the civilians will be held accountable for the war crimes they are engaged in.

Addressing the human rights Council meeting he said that Eastern Ghouta in Syria has become a platform for crimes against humanity.

According to the latest reports, 674 individuals are killed and another 400,000 civilians trapped in the rebel-held suburb of Damascus are in danger of losing their lives due to continuous of bombardment by Syrian armed forces with the support of Russian warplanes.

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