UN General Assembly
2012

crimes against humanity or war crimes. Clearly, the main priority is to end the suffering of the Syrian people and to bring about a political solution that guarantees human security and stability for the region. However, we also have an obligation to ensure that there is no impunity for the worst crimes under international law and that those who have the greatest responsibility do not get away with murder. The evidence before us is alarming. The independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, established by the Human Rights Council, came to clear conclusions. The primary responsibility to ensure accountability falls, of course, on the Syrian judiciary. But we can be under no illusions as to whether it will deliver justice to the victims and due process to all accused. We therefore join Switzerland in the call to the Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) (see A/67/PV.7). But we also ask the Council to fully support such a referral in order to ensure cooperation and not to put up