Aug 23, 2011 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The ICJ and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) stressed that accountability for human rights violations and alleged crimes is paramount, including for all those under the command of the Syrian authorities.
These include members of the Presidential Guard, the Fourth Division of the Army and the Shabbiha “civilian militia” forces.
The ICJ and OMCT welcomed the resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council, strongly condemning the continued grave and systematic human rights violations committed by the Syrian authorities and establishing an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate the human rights situation in the country.
Syria-violation of human rights-non-legal submission-2011 (full text, PDF)
Aug 23, 2011 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
During a second special session on the human rights situation in Syria, the ICJ and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) addressed the Human Rights Council.
They welcomed the strong terms of the draft resolution before the Council and called for unanimous adoption of the resolution; they also called for action by all States in their capacity as members of the Security Council, or as States who might influence the Security Council, to urge the Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Syria-violation of human rights-non-legal submission-2011 (full text, PDF)
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May 12, 2011 | News
The ICJ today reiterates its call on the United Nations Security Council to take robust measures to end the ongoing attacks on the Syrian population by members of the security and armed forces.
The attacks have resulted in gross human rights violations amounting to crimes under international law.
Syria-protection from violent attacks by security forces-press release-2011 (full text, PDF)
Apr 29, 2011 | News
The United Nations Human Rights Council today convened a special session on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic.
By affirmative vote of 26 of the 47 members, the Council adopted a resolution on the human rights crisis in Syria.
While welcoming the content of the resolution, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expressed regret that the Human Rights Council was unable to adopt a resolution on such a critical situation without consensus. The ICJ had called on the Council to take strong and unanimous action in response to the ongoing gross human rights violations committed by the Syrian security forces, including members of the Presidential guard and pro-regime militia.
Syria-finding mission-UN-web story-2011 (full text, PDF)
Apr 23, 2011 | News
The ICJ today called upon the UN Security Council to take concrete measures to ensure the immediate protection of all people whose lives are under threat by the ongoing violent crackdown by Syrian security forces.
Syria-protect Syrian population against killings-press release-2011 (full text, PDF)
