Moscow and Beijing have acted in a "completely irresponsible" way, the London-based human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal
liberty...
group added.
Russia and China vetoed a United Nations
...Parkinson's Law on an international scale...
Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its lethal crackdown on protests, as activists said Syrian troops killed more than 230 people in shelling of the city of Homs.
"The decision by Russia and China... is a shockingly callous betrayal of the people of Syria," Amnesty said.
The group's secretary-general Salil Shetty added: "This is a completely irresponsible use of the veto.
"It is staggering that they have blocked the passage of what was already a very weak draft resolution.
"After a night in which the whole world watched the people of Homs suffering, the actions of these members are particularly shocking."
Thirteen countries voted for the resolution proposed by European and Arab nations to give strong backing to an Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
plan to end the clampdown.
Amnesty said it would continue to press Security Council members to refer the situation in Syria to the
International Criminal Court... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
; impose a comprehensive arms embargo; and implement an assets freeze on Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir
Pencilneckal-Assad
Trampler of Homs...
and other top Syrian officials.