The UN Human Rights Office gives an update on the situation in Syria

The UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday gave an update on the situation in Syria’s coastal region as reports continue to emerge of the distressing scale of violence there since 6 March.

So far, the Office has documented the killing of 111 civilians, but the process of verification is ongoing, and the actual number of people killed is believed to be significantly higher, Spokesperson told the biweekly press briefing in Geneva.

“Many of the cases documented were of summary executions. They appear to have been carried out on a sectarian basis, in Tartus, Latakia and Hama governorates reportedly by unidentified armed individuals, members of armed groups allegedly supporting the caretaker authorities’ security forces, and by elements associated with the former government,” he said.