More than 3,500 people have died in months of anti-government protests in Syria, according to the UN.
A UN spokeswoman blamed "the brutal crackdown on dissent" for the figure, which was based on sources on the ground.
Last week the Arab League said Syria had agreed proposals for a peace deal involving the opposition.
The UN says since then more than 60 people have been reported killed - many in the central city of Homs.
"Syrian troops continue to use tanks and heavy weaponry to attack residential areas in the city of Homs," Ravina Shamdasani, the spokeswoman for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), told AFP news agency.
The Syrian government said last weekend that it had released political prisoners as a first step to implementing the peace deal.
However, Ms Shamdasani said that despite the release, "thousands continue to remain in detention and dozens continue to be arbitrarily arrested every day".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15635867
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8-11-2011
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