But those under the Syrian regime’s thumb say that the UN response, which condemned the government for “widespread violations of human rights and the use of force against civilians by the Syrian authorities,” doesn’t go far enough.

The Syrian opposition wanted the regime’s leaders to be referred to the International Criminal Court and a weapons embargo to be put on the government. Human rights activists said that notably missing from the statement was a call to investigate the killing of some 2,000 Syrians, The Christian Science Monitor reported last night.