Diplomats say that The Third Committee in the UN General Assembly is discussing this draft resolution on Syria which was drafted by the Arab group on October 13th, 2012.
"10/13/2012 00:26AM
Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
The General Assembly,
PP1 Guided by the Charter of the
United Nations, (PP1 66/176)
PP2 Reaffirming the purposes and
principles of the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
relevant international human rights treaties, including the International
Covenants on Human Rights, (PP2 66/176)
PP3 Recalling its resolutions 66/176 of
19 December 2011, 66/253A of 16 February 2012 and 66/253B of 3 August 2012,
Human Rights Council resolutions S-16/1 of 29 April 2011, S-17/1 of 23 August
2011, S-18/1 of 2 December 2011, 19/1 of 1 March 2012, 19/22 of 23 March 2012,
S-19/1 of 1 June 2012, 20/22 of 6 July 2012 and 21/26 of 28 September 2012,
and Security Council resolutions 2042 (2012) of 14 April 2012 and 2043 (2012)
of 21 April 2012, (PP1 HRC 21/26 updated)
PP4 Recalling further all resolutions of the
League of Arab States relating to the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, in
particular its resolution 7523 of 5 September 2012, in which the League
expressed its strong condemnation of the continuing violence, murder and
heinous crimes committed by the Syrian authorities and its affiliated militias
Shabbiha against Syrian civilians and the use of heavy weapons, including
tanks, artillery and warplanes in its bombardment of populated neighbourhoods
and villages, as well as arbitrary executions and enforced disappearances, in
flagrant violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and called upon
the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to cease immediately and completely
all forms of killing and violence against the Syrian people, (PP3 HRC 21/26)
PP5 Welcoming the relevant decisions
of the League of Arab States on the developments in respect of the situation in
the Syrian Arab Republic (PP6 66/176 updated)
PP6 Welcoming resolution 2/4-EX (IS)
of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation of 15 August 2012 on the situation
in the Syrian Arab Republic, in which the Organization called for the immediate
implementation of the transitional plan and the development of a peaceful mechanism
that would allow the building of a new Syrian State based on pluralism and a
democratic and civilian system, where there would be equality on the basis of
law, citizenship and fundamental freedoms, (PP4 HRC 21/26 updated)
PP7 Reaffirming its strong commitment to
the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian
Arab Republic and to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, (PP5
HRC 21/26)
PP8 Strongly condemning the
shelling as well as the shooting of the Syrian Armed Forces into neighboring
countries, which led to casualties and injuries of residents civilians as well
as Syrian refugees, and underscoring that such incidents violated the
international law and highlighted the grave impact of the crisis in the Syrian
Arab Republic on the security of its neighbors and on the regional Peace and
stability, (NEW)
PP9 Expressing grave
concern at
the escalation of violence in the Syrian Arab Republic, in particular the
continued widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights and the
continued indiscriminate use of heavy weapons and aerial bombardments
by the Syrian authorities against the Syrian population, and the failure of
the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to protect its population, (PP3
66/253 B updated)
PP10 Noting with concern the
report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, which indicates
the occurrence of grave violations against children in the Syrian Arab
Republic, that children were among the victims of military operations carried
out by Government forces, including the Syrian armed forces, intelligence
forces and Shabbiha militias, and that children as young as 9 years of age were
victims of killing and maiming, arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and
ill-treatment, including sexual violence, and used as human shields, (PP8
66/253 B updated)
PP11 Expressing concern at the vulnerable
situation of women in this context, including being subjected to
discrimination, sexual and physical abuse, violation of their privacy and
arbitrary arrest and detention in raids, including to force their male
relatives to surrender, and underlining the importance of preventing all sexual
violence and violence based on gender, (PP9 66/253 B)
PP12 Deploring the further
deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the failure to ensure safe
and timely provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the
fighting; (based on OP11 66/253 B)
PP13 Expressing great
concern
about the escalating violence causing an influx of Syrian refugees into
neighbouring countries and countries of the region (PP6 belgian text)
PP14 Expressing its deep concern at the failure to
implement the six-point plan of the former joint special envoy Kofi Annan,
welcoming the appointment of Lakhdar Brahimi as the new joint special
representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the
Syrian crisis and expressing its full support for his efforts; (PP7
HRC 21/26 updated)
PP15 Recalling the statements made by
the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights before the Human Rights
Council and the Security Council that crimes against humanity are likely to
have been committed in the Syrian Arab Republic, [and noting her repeated encouragement
to the Security Council to refer the situation to the International Criminal
Court], (PP8 HRC 21/26) [France, UK, Jordan : keep]
Human Rights
OP1 Strongly condemns the continued
widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights and fundamental
freedoms by the Syrian authorities and the Government controlled militia Shabbiha,
such as the indiscriminate use of heavy weapons, aerial bombardments
and force against civilians, massacres, arbitrary executions, extrajudicial
killings, the killing and persecution of protestors, human rights defenders and
journalists, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, interference with
access to medical treatment, torture, sexual violence and ill-treatment,
including against children, as well as any human rights abuses by armed
opposition groups; (OP4 HRC 21/26 updated)
OP2 Calls upon the Syrian authorities
to immediately put an end to all human rights violations and attacks against
civilians, to protect the population and to fully comply with their
obligations under applicable international law, and calls upon all
parties to put an end to all forms of violence; (OP2 66/176 updated + OP6
HRC 21/26)
OP3 Urges the Syrian
authorities to release immediately all persons arbitrarily detained, including
the members of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, to
publish a list of all detention facilities, to ensure that conditions of
detention comply with applicable international law and to allow immediately
access of independent monitors to all detention facilities; (OP8 HRC 21/26
updated)
OP4 Stresses its
support for the aspirations of the Syrian people for a peaceful, democratic
and pluralistic society, in which there is no room for sectarianism or
discrimination on ethnic, religious, linguistic or any other grounds, based on
the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and
fundamental freedoms; (OP11 HRC 21/26)
Commission of inquiry
OP5 Welcomes the reports of the
independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic,
submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 19/22, and the
recommendations contained therein; (OP1 HRC 21/26)
OP6 Regrets the continued
non-cooperation of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic with the
commission of inquiry (OP2 HRC 21/26 updated).
OP7 Demands that the
Syrian authorities provide the commission of inquiry and individuals working on
its behalf immediate, full and unfettered entry and access to all areas
of the Syrian Arab Republic, and demands also that all parties cooperate fully
with the commission of inquiry in the performance of its mandate; (OP10
66/253 B updated)
[OP8 Encourages the Security Council to
invite the Chair of the commission of inquiry to brief it on the situation of
Human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic;] (NEW) [UK, France need to check
with capitals before deletion.]
Accountability
OP9 Stresses the importance of
ensuring accountability and the need to end impunity and hold to account those
responsible for human rights violations, including those violations that may
amount to crimes against humanity; (OP8 66/253 B)
[OP10 Stresses the
need to follow up on the report of the commission of inquiry and to conduct
an international, transparent, independent and prompt investigation into abuses
and violations of international law, with a view to hold to account those
responsible for violations and abuses, including those that may amount to
crimes against humanity and war crimes, and encourages members of the
international community to ensure that there is no impunity for such violations
or abuses;] (first part of OP10 HRC 21/26) [Turkey : need to check language
with capital]
[OP11 Encourages the Security Council to
consider appropriate measures in this regard]; (OP9 66/253 B) [Egypt, Jordan
: delete]
Humanitarian situation
OP12 Calls upon the Syrian
authorities to immediately and fully implement the agreed humanitarian response
plan, including by granting immediate, safe, full and unimpeded access of
humanitarian personnel to all populations in need of assistance, in particular
to civilian populations in need of evacuation, as well as safe, full and
unimpeded access for affected civilians to humanitarian assistance and
services, and also calls upon all parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, in
particular the Syrian authorities, to cooperate fully with the United Nations
and relevant humanitarian organizations to facilitate the provision of
humanitarian assistance; (OP12 66/253 B)
OP13 Strongly condemns intentional and repeated
attacks against medical, personnel and vehicles as well as the use of medical
civilian facilities, including hospitals, for armed purposes, and calls for all
medical facilities to be free of weapons, including heavy weapons, in
accordance with applicable international law (OP3 and 4 Belgian text)
OP14 Expresses grave
concern at the increasing numbers of refugees and internally displaced
persons as a result of the ongoing violence, and reiterates its appreciation of
the significant efforts that have been made by neighbouring countries and
countries of the region to assist those who have fled across the
borders of the Syrian Arab Republic as a consequence of the violence, and urges
all relevant United Nations agencies, in particular the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other donors, to provide urgent and
coordinated support to Syrian refugees and their host countries; (OP14
66/253 B + OP14 HRC 21/26)
OP15 Urges the international
community to provide urgent financial support to the host countries to enable
them to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees, while
emphasizing the principle of burden-sharing; (OP15 HRC 21/26)
OP16 Urges all donors to provide
expeditiously financial support to the Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs and international humanitarian organizations as requested
in the humanitarian appeals issued by the UN system and the host countries
so that they can implement more actively the humanitarian response plan inside
the country; (OP16 HRC 21/26)
OP17 Invites Member States to provide
all support to the Syrian people. (first part of OP15 66/253 B)
German proposal : Recalling the Commission of
Inquiry's recommendation to the international community that countries with
influence over the parties to the Syrian conflict, in particular the permanent
members of the Security Council, should work in concert to put pressure on the
parties to end the violence and to initiate all-inclusive negotiations for a
sustainable political transition process in the Syrian Arab Republic."
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