UN calls for investigation into Houla killings in Syria
Found on BBC News on Friday, 01 June 2012
The UN Human Rights Council has called for an investigation into the killing of more than 100 civilians at Houla, and condemned Syria for the massacre.
Earlier the UN high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, said the killings in Houla may amount to crimes against humanity.
Ms Pillay's office reported on Tuesday that UN investigators had found most of the 108 victims had been shot at close range or stabbed.
Yet the UN is unable to do anything, thanks to a veto from a total minority of its members. Being unable to do anything, this effectively means the UN is useless.