UN rights chief condemns Syria abuses under Assad's rule
GENEVA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein condemned the Syrian government on Tuesday, in a wide-ranging speech cataloging human rights abuses around the world.
"This is a state led by a medical doctor and yet is believed to have gassed its own people; has attacked hospitals and bombed civilian neighborhoods with indiscriminate explosive weapons; and maintains tens of thousands of detainees in inhuman conditions," Zeid said.
"Words cannot convey how profoundly I condemn this situation." (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Dominic Evans)
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