When it comes to #Syria, the world is too quiet… #SOSHomsNOW #31photos

When it comes to Syria, the world is too quiet…


clip from article: It has been now almost a year since the uprising began in Syria, more than 7,500 people have died, the crisis is still going on and the world is too quiet on this issue. The decision makers cannot agree over the drafts of resolutions, talks have been held, discussions have been conducted but the result is the same; people are still dying every day.

In the meantime the Syrian regime organized voting on the new constitution. The new document sets a time frame (within three months) for a multi-party parliamentary election, states that the President can hold office only for two terms (7 years each) and ends the rule of the Baath Party. However, the constitution explicitly states the president has to be Muslim, excluding the Christian minority’ s run for the highest position in the state. Some even argue that according to the new constitution the president can override the authority of the parliament, can easily dismiss the prime minister and he could run for office again. More than 13,000 polling stations have been organized for 14.6m voters while the Syrian expatriates living abroad have been prevented from voting. In Hama, Idlib, Daraa and south of Damascus violence did not stop at all.

More than 7,500 people have died in Syria and the government blames "armed gangs" for the unrest saying that more than 2,000 members of the security forces have been killed. Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for political affairs, said there were "credible reports" that the death toll often exceeded 100 civilians per day. But the government’s figures are different. According to them only at 2,493 have been killed while at least 1,345 members of the security forces have died fighting against "armed gangs and terrorists".

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