\n12 April 2011 – Special Rapporteur on Extra-judicial,
\nSummary or Arbitrary Executions\n<\/p>\n
\nOffice of the High Commissioner for Human Rights\n<\/p>\n
\nUnited Nations Office at Geneva, 8-14, avenue de la Paix,
\n1211 Geneva 10\n<\/p>\n
\nBY EMAIL: urgent-action@ohchr.org, eje@ohchr.org,
\nfreedex@ohchr.org\n<\/p>\n
\nBY FAX: +41 22 917 90 06\n<\/p>\n
\nALK reference: 2011\/2718-2766\n<\/p>\n
\nCopy for the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and the \nFollow up information\n<\/p>\n \nRe: <\/span>Syria – \nExcel list of 49 individuals who were killed during the \nSyria acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and \nMr Special Rapporteur,\n<\/p>\n \nAlkarama and the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies \nAlkarama fears that further killings or even a massacre may \nWe also write to provide more information regarding the \nBackground Information\n<\/p>\n \nAs you will be aware, from 15 March 2011, there has been a <\/p>\n \nAlkarama is informed that the situation in Syria continues \nIn additionto the follow up information provided to you on 5 \nRequests\n<\/p>\n \nIn light of the above information and the information \nWe also request, in accordance with the Human Rights \nThank you for your consideration of this matter. Please do \nYours faithfully,<\/p>\n \nMe RachidMesli <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span>\n<\/p>\n \nAlkarama,<\/p>\n \nDirector, Legal Department<\/p>\n \nDr. Radwan Ziadeh<\/p>\n \nDirector<\/p>\n \nDamascus center for Human Rights Studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \nRe: <\/span>Syria –
\nprotection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
\nRisk of massacre and ongoing extrajudicial executions <\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\nprotests.<\/strong><\/a> \n<\/p>\n
\nPolitical Rights (ICCPR) on 21 April 1969 and the Convention against Torture
\n(CAT) on 19 August 2004<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
\nwrite to share our concern regarding the situation of the Syrian army blockade
\non the port city of Banias, following an intensification of the four-week long
\ndisturbance that has left many dead throughout Syria, as we have communicated
\nto you previously. On Sunday night, Banias was cordoned off by the military
\nand, as tanks fanned out, access to medical services was blocked and
\ncommunications were interrupted.\n<\/p>\n
\ntake place, as happened in February 1982 when the Syrian army conducted a
\nscorched earth policy against the town of Hama in order to quell a revolt by
\nthe Sunni Muslim community against the regime of Hafez Al-Assad.\n<\/p>\n
\nextra-judicial execution of a further 49 individuals during recent protests in
\nSyria as of 11 April 2011. As with the 134 cases provided to you between 20
\nMarch and 5 April 2011, these deaths are the result of the excessive use of
\nforce by members of the Syrian security forces and the military against
\npeaceful demonstrators who are calling for democratic change in their country.\n<\/p>\n
\nwave of peaceful popular protests in Syria calling for, inter alia, the
\nabolition of emergency law in the country and denouncing corruption. During
\nthese protests in Syria, the authorities, including governmental security and
\nmilitary forces, have used excessive force, including the use of live
\nammunition to try to disperse protesters.\n<\/p>\n
\nto worsen, and the town of Banias is now surrounded by the military, including
\nwith military tanks, and as in other cities around Syria, security forces are
\nusing live ammunition to disperse protesters, resulting in many deaths and
\ninjuries. This town has been especially targeted because of the massive
\nprotests which have taken place over the last few weeks, and the authorities
\nseek to suppress protesters following a demonstration which featured more than
\n2,000-people on Friday 8 April 2011. As described above, Banias was cordoned
\noff by the military on Sunday night (10 April) and, as tanks fanned out, access
\nto medical services was blocked and communications were interrupted. It is
\nunknown how this situation will evolve, but we fear a repeat of the Hama
\nmassacre of 1982, in which 10’000 to 30’000 people are believed to have been
\nkilled.\n<\/p>\n
\nApril, Alkarama has also been informed of the death of an additional 49
\nindividuals throughout Syria, killed between 8 and 11 April 2011 – as set out
\nin the table enclosed. The table contains the names and details relating to
\nindividuals killed up until 11 April. This only demonstrates that the Syrian
\nauthorities have not acted to prevent extra-judicial executions, and that
\nextra-judicial executions are committed with total impunity. This emerging
\npattern is an extremely alarming allegation and human rights abuses of this
\nkind should be stopped immediately.\n<\/p>\n
\nsubmitted previously in this regard, we request that you take urgent action
\nwith the Syrian authorities to ensure that such violations are not repeated and
\nthat they take all steps necessary to refrain from using excessive force
\nagainst peaceful demonstrators.\n<\/p>\n
\nCouncil’s resolution 8\/3, para. 7(a), that you immediately draw the attention
\nof the Council to this serious situation of extrajudicial executions which
\nwarrants the Council’s immediate attention. We also ask you that you urgethe
\nHuman Rights Council to hold a special session regarding the situation in
\nSyria, considering the systematic and widespread violations being committed.\n<\/p>\n
\nnot hesitate to contact us if we can be of any assistance.\n<\/p>\n
\nRisk of massacre and ongoing extrajudicial executions <\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n