Amnesty International is calling on the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
It follows the publication of a new report, which reveals an increase in the amount of killings, torture and war crimes.
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A team of researchers from the Human Rights NGO visited towns and villages in the north of Syria and found an escalation of the violence there.
Thousands have died in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad with recent attacks breaching a UN brokered peace deal.
Colm O’Gorman, Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland, says more needs to be done.
