Assad Regime Donates, UN Will Finally Send A Team To Syria Next Week

JAKARTA - The United Nations human rights office will send a small team to Syria next week for the first time in years after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

Under Assad's rule, the UN human rights team was not allowed to be in Syria for years. The United Nations in the Assad regime oversaw violations remotely.

UN spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan said the team would support human rights issues and help ensure that any transition of power is inclusive and is within the framework of international law.

"It's important for us to start attending," he said.

The UN investigative body also hopes to travel to Syria to obtain evidence that could involve high-ranking officials of the previous administration.

Currently, the rebels after overthrowing Assad have opened prisons and government offices.

This raises new hopes of accountability for crimes committed during the more than 13 years of civil war in Syria.