Geneva : The U.N. Human Rights Council meets in Geneva , Switzerland . NEW : More than 2,200 people have been killed since the start of mass protests in Syria in mid-March , the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday . At least 5 people are killed in Syria when regime supporters open fire , an activist group says . The U.N. action occurred after the United Nations sent a humanitarian mission to Syria . Syrian President Bashar al - Assad promises political reform and rejects a call for him to quit .
Geneva : The U.N. Human Rights Council meets in Geneva , Switzerland . NEW : At least 5 people are killed in Syria when regime supporters open fire , an activist group says . The U.N. action occurred after the United Nations sent a humanitarian mission to Syria . Syrian President Bashar al - Assad promises political reform and rejects a call for him to quit .