The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday ordered a probe into violations committed by the Syrian regime during its crackdown on popular protests.According to a UN statement, the council passed a resolution to urgently dispatch an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate violations of international human rights law in Syria in recent weeks. 33 countries voted in favour while four against and nine abstentions.The UN rights council had called an emergency session on the situation in Syria, as investigators concluded that widespread and systematic rights violations have been committed by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime since peaceful demonstrations began in mid-March. However, China, Russia and Cuba led the opposition against the council’s resolution, saying that it was one-sided and politicized.