UN expert decries 'mass arbitrary detention' of children in Syria


FILE PHOTO: A general view of al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations expert voiced concern on Friday that tens of thousands of children were being detained arbitrarily in northeastern Syria based on their alleged ties to Islamic State and in violation of international law.

Fionnuala Ni Aolain, a U.N. Special Rapporteur, said a day after returning from the region that she was also concerned about the "snatching" of hundreds of boys from camps.

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