GENEVA - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ever visit of the global body's rights chief to the country. Read more at straitstimes.

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The country's new rulers have been pushing for sanctions relief since overthrowing Bashar al-Assad's government last month

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United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post to the country.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said Wednesday that transitional justice is “crucial” to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad,

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on Wednesday for a Syrian national reconciliation process to ensure justice for crimes committed over the past five