UNHRC Position Paper: Delegate of Somalia
Committee: UNHRC
Country: Somalia
Date: 22/09/2012
Violation of Human Rights in the wake of the Arab Spring of 2011/2012
The situation in the Arab nations today can be best described as Volatile. The yearning for change witnessed in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen has created instability which needs to be resolved before it leads to greater respect for democracy and human rights. The country of Somalia is trying to do everything it can to help our fellow Arab Nations.
Somalia has worked in close collaboration with the Arab League to ensure smooth transition into democracy for those countries that have experienced an Arab spring-style revolution.
Somalia supported the Arab League resolution endorsing the imposition of a no-fly zone in Libya, a preventive measure aimed at protecting Libyan citizens.
Somalia has condemned the systematic human rights violations by Syrian authorities and endorses the Arab League plan for a political transition.
Somalia further condemned Syria’s oppression of countrywide uprisings and urged an immediate end to the violence. On November 27th 2011, Somalia approved the economic sanctions proposed by the Arab League against Syria “to pressure it to stop its crackdown against antigovernment protesters.”
These included a travel ban to prevent senior Syrian officials from traveling to other Arab countries and a call to freeze assets related to President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The League also called on Arab central banks to monitor transfers to Syria.
Somalia has also been part of the league commissions formed to investigate and report on human rights violations in member states.
Somalia has also adopted the 2004 Arab Charter on Human Rights, which recognizes inextricable relationship between human rights and the collective security regime of the UN that can determine their former’s violation to constitute a threat or a breach to international peace and security.
Even with the efforts of the UN, there is a lot left to
Country: Somalia
Date: 22/09/2012
Violation of Human Rights in the wake of the Arab Spring of 2011/2012
The situation in the Arab nations today can be best described as Volatile. The yearning for change witnessed in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen has created instability which needs to be resolved before it leads to greater respect for democracy and human rights. The country of Somalia is trying to do everything it can to help our fellow Arab Nations.
Somalia has worked in close collaboration with the Arab League to ensure smooth transition into democracy for those countries that have experienced an Arab spring-style revolution.
Somalia supported the Arab League resolution endorsing the imposition of a no-fly zone in Libya, a preventive measure aimed at protecting Libyan citizens.
Somalia has condemned the systematic human rights violations by Syrian authorities and endorses the Arab League plan for a political transition.
Somalia further condemned Syria’s oppression of countrywide uprisings and urged an immediate end to the violence. On November 27th 2011, Somalia approved the economic sanctions proposed by the Arab League against Syria “to pressure it to stop its crackdown against antigovernment protesters.”
These included a travel ban to prevent senior Syrian officials from traveling to other Arab countries and a call to freeze assets related to President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The League also called on Arab central banks to monitor transfers to Syria.
Somalia has also been part of the league commissions formed to investigate and report on human rights violations in member states.
Somalia has also adopted the 2004 Arab Charter on Human Rights, which recognizes inextricable relationship between human rights and the collective security regime of the UN that can determine their former’s violation to constitute a threat or a breach to international peace and security.
Even with the efforts of the UN, there is a lot left to