A U.N. investigation on Thursday said both sides in the Syrian conflict had committed serious human rights abuses, with government forces executing entire families in their homes and rebels torturing and killing soldiers and government supporters.

The United Nations report into the 14-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad said government forces routinely drew up lists of wanted people and their families before blockading then attacking a village or neighborhood.

The rebels, who are increasingly armed and well-organized, have executed or tortured soldiers and government supporters, said the U.N., whose investigators were not allowed into Syria and relied on interviews of victims and witnesses.

Source: Reuters

Commenting on the findings of the UN report, Ribal Al-Assad, the Director of the ODFS, said:

“I condemn the human rights abuses that have and are being carried out by both sides in the Syrian conflict. I urge both sides to stop the violence and killings and give diplomacy a chance and move towards dialogue and a peaceful transition as that is the only way forward.”