UN Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid bin Ra'ad Al Hussein
The Security Council should "adopt criteria to restrain members from using the veto when there are serious concerns that war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide may have been committed," Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said in an October 4 statement.
Limiting the veto power of the council's five permanent members would make it possible to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Hussein added.
Previous efforts to make such a referral have been vetoed by Russia, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Aleppo has come under heavy aerial bombardment since the end of a cease-fire two weeks ago.
On October 3, the United States said it was suspending talks with Russia on Syria, accusing Moscow of having "failed to live up" to its commitments under the truce deal.
Moscow said it regretted the U.S. move, accusing it of shifting the blame for the collapse of the cease-fire.
Based on reporting by AFP, AP, Reuters, and dpa
Comment: After all the information that has been divulged regarding US/Western facilitation of Daesh, al-Nusra and so-called moderate rebels that al-Hussein has been privy to - and he wants to tie the hands of Russia and follow the bogus "pro-humanitarian" narrative?? One must logically conclude then that this guy is simply another shill for Empire...