On August 16, 2012, the International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian
Arab Republic (" the Commission") released its report on the human rights situation in Syria.
The Commission found that Syrian government forces and Shabbiha, a sectarian civilian
militia that supports the regime of Bashar al-Assad, committed the crimes against humanity
of murder and torture, war crimes, and gross violations of international human rights and
humanitarian law, including unlawful killing, indiscriminate attacks against civilian …