Maldives votes to support Human Rights Council Special Session Resolution on human rights in Syria

The United Nations Human Rights Council discussed a draft Resolution on the human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republicon 29 April.

The Sixteenth Special Session of the Council, called by the US delegation on 27 April, saw Member States vote to adopt a resolution that condemns human rights violations in Syria and requests the UN Office of the High-Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) to send a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged crimes.

Iruthisham Adam, Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the UN in Geneva, took the floor, encouraging Syria, and the wider international community, to recognize the vital nature of the right to freedom of assembly and free association.

Furthermore, Maldives called on the Syrian government to engage in a meaningful, transparent and inclusive dialogue as a way of ending violence and of strengthening human rights and freedoms in the country.

Finally, Ambassador Adam noted the importance of adhering to international human rights law as a guiding set of standards to lead Syria toward comprehensive and enduring institutional reform at the national level.