New York: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Syria for using tanks and live ammunition against protesters. Calling for an independent investigation into recent killings, Ban Ki-moon said Syrian authorities had an obligation to respect human rights.
UN Security Council members have so far failed to agree a joint statement.
Reports from Syria suggest small anti-government protests are continuing around the country despite a government crackdown.
Hundreds of women have demonstrated in the southern city of Deraa, where the protests began six weeks ago, despite continued gunfire there.
They demanded the end of a government assault on Deraa.
In the coastal town of Baniyas the authorities did not try to stop a march in which participants expressed their solidarity with the people of Deraa.
Opposition activists say they are hoping for more demonstrations throughout the country after Friday prayers this week.
Around 400 people are said to have been killed over the last six weeks.
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