United Nations said today it is still awaiting a response from the Syrian Government to a request for access for a human rights team to enter the country early next month to investigate the recent violence. The assessment mission, which will be headed by Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang, is set to begin on 6 June after first visiting neighboring countries, according to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.(Photo -Bashar Ja'afari, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations - UN News Centre sources). Information of Human Rights Abuses Rupert Colville, spokesperson for OHCHR, told a news conference in Geneva that the Office remains “deeply concerned” about the situation on the ground, where Government security forces have clashed with protesters in a number of towns and cities for several weeks now. “There is much conflicting information out there, and we urge the Government to grant us early access into the country to help clarify the issues,” OHCHR is continuing to receive reports of excessive use of force against demonstrators, hundreds of whom have reportedly been killed or detained in recent weeks as the Government of President Bashar Assad responds to demonstrations that are part of a broader pro-democracy movement across the Middle East and North Africa. Mr. Colville offered: “We have seen videos of beatings and sniping in the streets, reports of a campaign of detention of opposition and human rights activists, and incidents of torture and ill-treatment of those detained, There are also allegations of killings by armed groups sponsored either by alleged external forces, or by operatives close to the regime,” Related Reports: ---“Syria UN Human Rights Council” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/syria-inquiry-human-rights-council/26584 ---“ Human Rights Equivalent of Trench Warfare – UN Officials Raise Alarm” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/human-rights-equivalent-of-trench-warfare-un-officials-raise-alarm-by-ambassador-mo/27947 By Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey Facebook - Become Fan at “Diplomatically Incorrect” Twitter - Follow at DiplomaticallyX