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Sunday, November 27, 2011

UN Voices Concern Over Syrian Torture

Syria has dug itself into a whole that it may not be able to climb out of. Syria has been known for committing many human rights violations, including torture, but not excluding any others. The most recent accusation is that Syria has been involved in the torturing of children, which has caught the sight and interest of the United Nations. The Committee Against Torture has begun investigations into the accusations on Syria and what the international response should be to the problems.
In the realm of human rights this may be the most disgusting abuses I have ever encountered. The rights violated here are the right to security of person, freedom from torture and wrongful imprisonment, and right to life. On top of these, Syria is violating several human rights designated to children that are inexcusable.


I cannot justify violence against children in any theater. There is no reason because they are never in the wrong because they do not have full self determination. Syria has done nothing but violate people's rights in reaction to unrest within the country. There is obviously something very wrong with a country if the people are still trying to rise up with all this violent response coming from the government. There is a time when a government needs to understand that they need to step down for the good of their country and their people.

What do you think should be the international response to this issue? Should Syria's government step down at this point?

1 comment:

  1. I agree, violence against children is well above anything forgivable. I just wish it hadn't taken the abuse of minors to call the UN to action.

    As far as what the International response should be to Syria, that is a tough question. A complete resignation of the entire government would only lead to unrest within the country and countless pointed fingers. The only action that seems feasible would be to punish those that are in power to prevent it from happening again or to put weight on them to punish those that perpetrated the acts.

    This pressure would be better to come from international organizations rather than governments specifically the United States considering the publicized past we have had with torture and the associated issues.

    Sadly the best thing we can do is use organizations to call attention to their actions and put pressure on the government to punish those responsible or prevent it from happening again.

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