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<p>War crimes and other atrocities in Syria are dealt with at the international level.
The Government supports the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, which is mandated by
the Human Rights Council to investigate all alleged violations of international human
rights law and humanitarian law in Syria with a view of ensuring perpetrators are
held to account.</p><p> </p><p>We also support other bodies that are collecting evidence
in the region such as UN Joint Investigative Mechanism on Chemical Weapons in Syria.</p><p>
</p><p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon.
Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), has called for a halt
to the indiscriminate use of weapons on medical and educational facilities, calling
on parties to ensure rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access. The UK supported
UN Security Council resolution 2254, which was unanimously adopted in December calling
for an end to indiscriminate attacks and unrestricted humanitarian access.</p><p>
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