The United Nations’ top human rights official has renewed calls for the prosecution of Syrian officials at the International Criminal Court. Speaking to reporters, Navi Pillay said the regime of Bashar al-Assad is responsible for most of the atrocities in Syria.

Navi Pillay: “Both the commission of inquiry and my office, which has our own monitors, have consistently pointed to human rights violations by both sides. But you cannot compare the two. Clearly, the actions of the forces of the government far outweigh the violations. Killings, cruelty, persons in detention, disappearances far outweigh, so you cannot compare the situation. It’s the government that is mostly responsible for the violations. And all these perpetrators should be identified, and can, if there’s a referral to the International Criminal Court.”