( CNN ) Saying war crimes have been committed on a massive scale in Syria , members of a United Nations commission indicated Friday they may soon publish a list of people suspected of atrocities during the protracted civil war . Four lists have already been compiled but have been kept secret because the alleged perpetrators should be given due process , said Vitit Muntarbhorn , a member of the U.N. commission of inquiry on Syria . A new list would consolidate the first four , he said . `` We are also considering today , this month and next month , the pros and cons of whether or not to release the list , '' he said . The announcement came as the commission released its ninth report on the situation in Syria , where a civil war has intensified and become more bloody since beginning in 2011 . More than 200,000 civilians have been killed during the conflict and millions of people have fled to neighboring countries . Many other people have been tortured or raped . And concern is building because children are now being turned into executioners . In their report , the four commissioners said : `` Missed humanitarian opportunities have been aggravated by the exponential rise in the perpetration of war crimes , crimes against humanity and human rights violations . '' The commissioners recommended that justice be administered through the International Criminal Court or an ad hoc international tribunal . To set up a tribunal would take the approval of the U.N. Security Council , said Mark Lyall Grant , the United Kingdom 's ambassador to the United Nations . The commission may release the list of alleged war criminals at a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 17 . The list would name members of the Syrian military , rebel groups and ISIS . CNN 's Richard Roth contributed to this report .
U.N. commission has compiled four lists with names of suspected war criminals . The names are kept secret but the four commissioners are considering the appropriateness of releasing names . March 17 may be the date , when the United Nations Human Rights Council meets .