"Syria authorities target children, says UN rights chief"

The BBC is reporting that....

Syrian authorities are systematically detaining and torturing children, the United Nations' human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has told the BBC.

Ms Pillay said President Bashar al-Assad could end the detentions and stop the killing of civilians immediately, simply by issuing an order.

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"They've gone for the children - for whatever purposes - in large numbers. Hundreds detained and tortured... it's just horrendous," she said.

"Children shot in the knees, held together with adults in really inhumane conditions, denied medical treatment for their injuries, either held as hostages or as sources of information."

I ask for universal condemnation of these horrific acts of violence against the most vulnerable in any society.

How any country, such as China and Russia, can support such a regime in the security council and at least in Russia's case, via arms and munitions is unimaginable

Russia faces a growing international outcry over its arms sales to Syria but shows no sign of bowing to pressure and has even increased deliveries of arms that critics say are helping keep President Bashar al-Assad in power.

How any country's ruling political alliance, such as Lebanon can include a party, such as Hezbollah, that supports such a regime is unimaginable. The people of Syria are taking note

Hezbollah's support for the Assad regime has not gone unnoticed by Syrian protesters. Recent images from demonstrations in the country show people burning the yellow Hezbollah flag. The Syrian Revolution Coordination Committee has accused Hezbollah of firing Katyusha rockets from Lebanon into the al-Zabadani region of Syria where anti-Assad protests are taking place.

The world is watching.