The UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) condemned Syria on Friday for the massacre in Houla and called for a U.N. investigation to identify the perpetrators and gather evidence for possible criminal prosecution.
The 47-member forum, which held an emergency session in Geneva, adopted a resolution by a vote of 41 states in favour, three against (China, Russia & Cuba), two abstentions & one delegation absent for the vote.
UPDATE:
UN's Ban says bold steps needed to stop Syrian violence
The escalating violence in Syria shows the urgent need for the international community to take bolder steps, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a news conference in Istanbul on Friday.
Ban voiced fears a day earlier that any repeat of the massacre of civilians a week ago in Houla could tip Syria into a civil war, and drag neighbouring countries into a bloody sectarian conflict.
"If the escalating violence shows anything, it is that we urgently need bolder steps," Ban told a news conference at the end of an international meeting on aid for Somalia.
