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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Security Council's statement on Houla / Syria

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the killings, confirmed by United Nations observers, of dozens of men, women and children and the wounding of hundreds more in the village of El-Houleh, near Homs, in attacks that involved a series of government artillery and tank shellings on a residential neighbourhood. The members of the Security Council also condemned the killing of civilians by shooting at close range and by severe physical abuse. The members of the Security Council extended their profound sympathies and sincere condolences to the families of the victims, and underscored their grave concern about the situation of civilians in Syria. 


Such outrageous use of force against civilian population constitutes a violation of applicable international law and of the commitments of the Syrian Government under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2042 and 2043 to cease violence in all its forms, including the cessation of use of heavy weapons in population centres. The members of the Security Council reiterated that all violence in all its forms by all parties must cease. Those responsible for acts of violence must be held accountable. The members of the Security Council requested the Secretary-General, with the involvement of UNSMIS, to continue to investigate these attacks and report the findings to the Security Council. 

The members of the Security Council demanded that the Government of Syria immediately cease the use of heavy weapons in population centres and immediately pullback its troops and its heavy weapons from in and around population centres and return them to their barracks.

The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and to the purposes and principles of the Charter.

The members of the Security Council reiterated their full support to the efforts of the Joint Special Envoy for the implementation of his six point plan in its entirety and requested him to convey in the clearest terms to the Syrian parties, and in particular the Syrian Government, the demands of the Security Council.

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7 comments:

  1. stopp those who kills mothers, fathers and children (A), And those who kills people in the name God or religion. No more blood of innocent people.. Hilsen Fra (N) and peace:-)

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  2. which possibility can enter in the real life to stop hate and violence. mankind is not cutable in nations, races or groups, therfore dont empover more violence now and further. keep the peace with unknown creativity. the right solution can be found in everyones mind. don´t hear to the wisches of wapon-sellers and hate-lobbyists, becouse they don´t knew in which dark epoque they pull us all. there is only one alternativ; to open the way for the movement of equality of all people worldwide. that will destroy the borders of undiscrible nonsence, that we tell mainstream policy.

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  3. Killing people by using the name of god is getting into very concerning situation!! I think those killers need to stop because of their brutal personality. Thanks

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  4. All this killing has to stop. Why are we killing our own people. Truly pathetic.

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  5. Those who have perpetrated crimes against humanity in Houla and now in Mazraat al-Qubeir must be held accountable. Blessings on Kofi Annan and others who keep trying to end the violence.

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  6. Be it Syria or any other place, killing people cannot be justified and it has to be denounced in harshest terms!

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  7. These killings will not be tolerated anymore. All nations must come forward and stop these kinds of acts.

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