UN committee condemns Syria human rights violations by authorities, Islamic State group
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The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee has again condemned Syria's rights violations by a strong vote.
One hundred and twenty-five countries approved this year's resolution Tuesday, with 13 voting against and 47 abstaining.
China, Russia and Iran were among the countries voting against the Saudi Arabia-sponsored resolution, which targets Syrian authorities' armed violence against civilians and "flagrant violations" of human rights since the country's conflict began in 2011.
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The resolution also condemns the growing violence by the Islamic State militant group, which has seized large parts of Syria.
Syria has accused Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Muslim-majority countries of supporting "terrorists" within its borders.
The resolution is a measure of world opinion and will now go to the General Assembly.