AIUK : Syria: Arab League should clarify human rights situation
clip from article: A meeting of the Arab League in Cairo this Sunday should provide a key opportunity to clarify ongoing allegations about serious human rights violations in Syria, Amnesty International said today.
Ahead of the meeting, numerous Syrian human rights activists have told Amnesty that grave human rights concerns remain despite the presence of an Arab League observer mission in the country since 26 December.
These include the Syrian security forces’ apparent killings of scores of protesters and other individuals since the observers arrived - Amnesty has the names of 134 people killed in this way since the observer mission began, but the actual figure may be considerably higher. Many more have been arrested for their real or suspected involvement in the pro-reform movement, while the Syrian authorities have failed to release thousands of others similarly detained.
Reports of a deadly bomb blast in Damascus today highlight the deteriorating security situation, while Syrian opposition groups critical of the Arab League mission have called for mass protests to urge UN action on Syria.
Amnesty International Interim Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Ann Harrison said:
“It was a very welcome development for the Arab League to launch this mission to monitor the situation on the ground in Syria and witness the impact of months of serious human rights violations during the bloody crackdown on pro-reform protesters.
“When they report on their preliminary findings this Sunday, we hope those findings will be made public to give the international community a clear picture of the current situation on the ground in Syria, where human rights violations appear to be continuing unabated.” [ read more at link]
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