Human rights when it comes to Syria is a matter of opinion. International media is not interested to keep Assad accountable, after all it is no in their background. The interests of Russia and the US are the rallying point. The Syrian people are just rooks in an international game of chess. They do not bleed and have no rights.
A Syrian young man in his thirties worked as a concierge in a building in Beirut. Last time I saw him, he looked thin and pale. I got to know that he was diagnosed with rampant stomach cancer.
After surgery, he was informed that he is in metastasis stage. They gave him a prognosis of few months.
He decided to go to visit his old mother in Syria.
He took his medical file and headed to the borders. He was detained.
The accusation, he did not serve his military service.
He was hurled to prison, not allowed to see his mother, 18 days later he passed away totally dehydrated.
He was not a political person. He was not an opposition man. He escaped to Lebanon because his house was bombed and he was afraid for his family.
I will never forget the haunted look reflecting in the eyes of his small girl, a month after his demise.
And today I read an article that says
1,230 refugees returned to Syria from Lebanon today. Lebanese General Security reported that UNHCR was present for the operation. Can UNHCR do anything to protect these refugees after they’ve crossed back? The answer is no. But could UNHCR’s presence at the border give the illusion to these families that they can rely on UNHCR for protection in case anything goes wrong? The answer is yes. And this is incredibly dangerous. There are no guarantees of safety for any refugee that returns to Syria today. People continue to be detained and forcibly disappeared by the Syrian regime.
Do you understand now why I started my blog with the statement
Human rights when it comes to Syria is a matter of opinion.
A Syrian young man in his thirties worked as a concierge in a building in Beirut. Last time I saw him, he looked thin and pale. I got to know that he was diagnosed with rampant stomach cancer.
After surgery, he was informed that he is in metastasis stage. They gave him a prognosis of few months.
He decided to go to visit his old mother in Syria.
He took his medical file and headed to the borders. He was detained.
The accusation, he did not serve his military service.
He was hurled to prison, not allowed to see his mother, 18 days later he passed away totally dehydrated.
He was not a political person. He was not an opposition man. He escaped to Lebanon because his house was bombed and he was afraid for his family.
I will never forget the haunted look reflecting in the eyes of his small girl, a month after his demise.
And today I read an article that says
1,230 refugees returned to Syria from Lebanon today. Lebanese General Security reported that UNHCR was present for the operation. Can UNHCR do anything to protect these refugees after they’ve crossed back? The answer is no. But could UNHCR’s presence at the border give the illusion to these families that they can rely on UNHCR for protection in case anything goes wrong? The answer is yes. And this is incredibly dangerous. There are no guarantees of safety for any refugee that returns to Syria today. People continue to be detained and forcibly disappeared by the Syrian regime.
Do you understand now why I started my blog with the statement
Human rights when it comes to Syria is a matter of opinion.
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