RUSSIA: ‘UN Syria investigator quits over concern about Russian obstruction’, Guardian, 6 August 2017

Obstructions placed in the way of Syrian war crimes prosecutions by the United Nations and Russia contributed to the decision of Carla Del Ponte, a renowned war crimes prosecutor, to resign as one of three members of a UN commission of inquiry. Del Ponte quit as a member of the UN commission of inquiry on Syria because her role had come to be an alibi for inaction. 'UN Syria investigator quits over concern about Russian obstruction', Guardian, 6 August 2017