{"id":12744,"date":"2023-11-13T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=12744"},"modified":"2023-11-12T22:22:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T03:22:51","slug":"canada-and-the-netherlands-take-syria-to-top-un-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2023\/11\/13\/canada-and-the-netherlands-take-syria-to-top-un-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada and The Netherlands Take Syria to Top UN Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Yasmin Obeidallah<br \/>\n<\/b><strong><i>Staff Writer<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anada and The Netherlands are taking Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over claims that it has breached the United Nations Convention against Torture. Their application claims that &#8220;Syria has committed countless violations of International law, beginning at least in 2011.&#8221; The ICJ has stated that Canada and the Netherlands have asked for emergency measures to be taken to protect potential victims of state-sponsored torture in Syria,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/netherlands-canada-take-syria-world-court-over-torture-claims-2023-06-12\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reports. On October 10, Syria boycotted a preliminary hearing at the UN that imposed provisional measures on the Syrian government to stop torture while the case proceeds through the ICJ, says <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/syria-torture-court-canada-netherlands-6e374b379b0ac6651cb0990e17bcdf49\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">joint statement<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Canada and the Netherlands released on October 10 by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/global-affairs\/news\/2023\/10\/joint-statement-by-canada-and-the-netherlands-on-the-provisional-measures-hearing-on-syria-at-the-international-court-of-justice.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government of Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the two nations allege that since 2011, \u201ctens of thousands of Syrians have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, forcibly disappeared and subjected to chemical weapons attacks\u201d by the Syrian regime. They called on the international community to support the efforts to hold Syria accountable and affirmed that peace and reconciliation in Syria will not exist without justice for victims and survivors alike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the Arab Spring burst around the Middle East, inspiring the masses to call for democratic governments and human rights, southern Syria erupted in pro-democracy protests against the government and President Bashar al-Assad. The government used deadly force to dispel the dissent, fueling unrest and violence around the nation, says <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-35806229\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The government\u2019s crackdown on protesters and political dissents morphed into a civil war, killing half a million people, wounding hundreds of thousands, and destroying parts of the country since March 2011. Half of Syria\u2019s population of 23 million has been displaced, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/canada-netherlands-syria-top-court-accuse-damascus-widespread-103851129\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ABC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The devastation caused by the war has been exasperated by the destruction caused by the earthquakes that hit northwest Syria in February, says Reuters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a statement published by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/latest\/news\/2023\/06\/12\/the-netherlands-and-canada-to-bring-case-against-syria-before-international-court-of-justice\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government of the Netherlands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in June, Canada and the Netherland\u2019s case against Syria cites the abhorrent treatment of those held in detention centers. This includes the use of torture, enforced disappearances, and inhumane conditions that often resulted in death. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/11\/world\/middleeast\/icj-syria-torture-human-rights-case.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New York Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reports human rights groups have documented widespread killings of civilians, including the death of an estimated 14,000 believed to have died from torture or to have been killed in the prison system run by Syria\u2019s military or security forces, then dumped into secret mass graves. 130,000 people are believed to still be missing. Experts have also reported more than 300 chemical weapons attacks in Syria in the last decade. President al-Assad has denied human rights abuses and the use of chemical weapons, claiming that \u201cterrorists\u201d &#8211; a term used for any of his opponents or critics-are responsible for the violence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite Syria\u2019s long list of suspected international law violations, Arab countries have not been deterred from normalizing relations with the republic. The United Arab Emirates and Jordan have normal relations with Syria, and the Arab League readmitted Syria after suspending it in 2011 over its human rights abuses, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2023\/10\/09\/syria-world-court-begins-watershed-torture-case\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human Rights Watch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ICJ may pressure other nations to reevaluate their relations with Syria without addressing the torture and abuse charges they face. Human Rights Watch reports that in July a UN Commission of Inquiry found that Syrian authorities continue to \u201cdetain and forcibly disappear\u201d thousands of people using a network of detention facilities throughout the country. These people face the risk of death from torture and inhumane conditions at detention centers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canada and the Netherlands\u2019 actions against the brutal Syrian regime may hold the government accountable for its horrific acts against its own people and promise justice to the victims and survivors in the face of violence and abuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/portfolio_category\/international-courts\/\">United Nations<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a joint statement by Canada and the Netherlands released on October 10 by the Government of Canada, the two nations allege that since 2011, \u201ctens of thousands of Syrians have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, forcibly disappeared and subjected to chemical weapons attacks\u201d by the Syrian regime. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5607,"featured_media":12745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2664,2571,382],"tags":[480,615,1036,2677],"class_list":["post-12744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-november-2023","category-2571","category-international-news","tag-syria","tag-canada","tag-the-netherlands","tag-violations-of-international-law"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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