"The UN Human Rights Council is due to hold an emergency meeting in Geneva to discuss the situation in Syria.
A report for the UN earlier this week said security forces had committed crimes against humanity in their crackdown on anti-government protests.
The council is aiming to put pressure on Syria to end the violence, says a BBC correspondent in Geneva.
UN officials say they fear Syria is sliding into civil war as more army deserters join the opposition movement.
There is unusual unity among council member states, says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva, with Arab nations, Europe and the US all expected to ask the UN Security Council to act on Syria's alleged crimes against humanity.
"The council session is important... to get to the Security Council and also to get the message to those who are holding back on drastic action by the Security Council, so they will also understand this is serious," said UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay."
A report for the UN earlier this week said security forces had committed crimes against humanity in their crackdown on anti-government protests.
The council is aiming to put pressure on Syria to end the violence, says a BBC correspondent in Geneva.
UN officials say they fear Syria is sliding into civil war as more army deserters join the opposition movement.
There is unusual unity among council member states, says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva, with Arab nations, Europe and the US all expected to ask the UN Security Council to act on Syria's alleged crimes against humanity.
"The council session is important... to get to the Security Council and also to get the message to those who are holding back on drastic action by the Security Council, so they will also understand this is serious," said UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay."
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