UN human rights expert welcomes Saudi Arabia’s action in lifting sanctions against Qatar
GENEVA (7 January 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, today welcomed Saudi Arabia’s withdrawal of sanctions against Qatar as a “positive first step” and urged the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to follow suit. “I am encouraged by the recent decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to open land, sea and airspace borders with Qatar and invite Qatar’s Emir to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia, which apparently could not have happened without the support of other three countries,” Douhan said. “I also commend Kuwaiti and the United States mediation efforts.”
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UN rights expert urges US to remove sanctions hindering rebuilding in Syria December 30, 2020
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Alena Douhan, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impacts of unilateral coercive measures on human rights.
GENEVA A UN independent human rights expert, on Tuesday, called on the United States to remove unilateral sanctions against Syria that may hamper efforts to rebuild the war-torn country’s destroyed civilian infrastructure.
Alena Douhan, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impacts of unilateral coercive measures on human rights, voiced concerns that sanctions imposed under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act also known as the Caesar Act risk exacerbating the already dire humanitarian situation in Syria, especially in the course of COVID-19 pandemic, and put Syrians at even greater risk of
US must remove sanctions and allow Syria to rebuild – UN expert
GENEVA (29 December 2020) – UN human rights expert Alena Douhan today called on the United States to remove unilateral sanctions which may inhibit rebuilding of Syria s civilian infrastructure destroyed by the conflict. The sanctions violate the human rights of the Syrian people, whose country has been destroyed by almost 10 years of ongoing conflict, said Douhan, UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights. The conflict and violence have already had a dire impact on the ability of the Syrian people to realise their fundamental rights, having extensively damaged houses, medical units, schools, and other facilities, she said.
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