U.N. rights chief says Syria govt abuses 'far outweigh' rebels

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addresses media on her arrival at the airport of the capital Bangui March 18, 2014. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Human rights violations by Syrian government forces "far outweigh" those by armed opposition groups, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Tuesday, prompting the Syrian U.N. envoy to accuse her of acting like an irresponsible "lunatic."

Pillay briefed the 15-member U.N. Security Council on the human rights situations in Syria, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Mali and Libya. She again called for the situation in Syria, which has been ravaged by a three-year civil war, to be referred to the International Criminal Court.