瑞士牽頭將敘利亞問題提交國際刑事法院

More than 50 countries, led by Switzerland, will ask the U.N. Security Council Monday to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move that would clear the way for war crimes prosecutions.

A letter obtained by the Associated Press cites the findings of a U.N. expert panel documenting torture, sexual violence and summary executions that have occurred in Syria since the start of the uprising in March 2011.

As the violence continues, humanitarian groups are calling on the international community to increase aid for refugees driven from their homes by the crisis.

The International Rescue Committee issued a new report Monday warning that the region faces a "staggering humanitarian disaster." It outlines the challenges refugees face in accessing health care, as well as what it calls "horrific levels" of sexual violence that many families cited as their reason for fleeing Syria.以瑞士爲首的50多個國家星期一將要求聯合國安理會把敘利亞問題提及國際刑事法院，這一舉措將爲戰爭罪指控鋪平道路。

美聯社得到了這一信件的副本。該信件援引了聯合國專家組記錄在案的自2011年3月敘利亞起義爆發以來發生的拷打、性暴力以及即時處決等事件。

在敘利亞繼續發生暴力事件之際，人道主義組織呼籲國際社會加緊救助那些在危機下逃離家園的敘利亞難民。

國際救援委員會星期一發表的一份新報告警告說，敘利亞面臨着“令人髮指的人道災難”。報告列舉了難民們面臨的醫療服務短缺以及“可怕程度”的性暴力。很多敘利亞家庭說，這種狀況迫使他們逃離敘利亞。