United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the Syrian government for the killing of scores of demonstrators on Friday and injuring many today. He has called for it to stop immediately. Ban said President Bashar al-Assad's government must respect international human rights, including the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, as well as the freedom of the press. He also repeated his demand for an independent, transparent and effective investigation into the killings.Ban noted measures such as the lifting of a decades-old state of emergency in Syria but stressed that only an inclusive dialogue and the effective implementation of reforms can address the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people and ensure social peace and order.Syrian security forces killed at least 72 people as they dispersed the latest anti-government demonstrators in the country.