Syria: Activists See Tentative Human Rights Improvements
September 10th, 2010 by Evan
A recent article in The National highlights progress on human rights in Syria: “Civil society activists say they are ‘cautiously optimistic’ that Damascus may be softening its hardline stance on human rights after Syria opened its doors for the first time to a UN investigator.” Syrian officials had previously ignored requests by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to conduct similar investigations. According to National correspondent Phil Sands, Syria’s recent acquiescence is part of broader effort to prepare for a formal review of its rights record by the Human Rights Council in 2011.
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