United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Arabic Republic Chairman Pinheiro and co-commissioner...
United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Arabic Republic Chairman Paulo Pinheiro (L) and co-commissioner Carla del Ponte hold a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 8, 2016. Detainees held by the Syrian government are dying on a massive scale amounting to a state policy of "extermination" of the civilian population, a crime against humanity, United Nations investigators said on Monday. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy