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United Nations Watch Sends Letter to U.N. Human Rights Council President on Syria with Citizens for Global Solutions Signature
The U.N. Human Rights Council has agreed to hold an emergency session on Syria, after United Nations Watch, along with a coalition of 43 NGOs including Citizens for Global Solutions, sent a letter to the U.N.'s Human Rights Council President Laura Dupuy calling for an emergency session of the Human Rights Council, creating a Special Rappateur, and conducting public hearings where Syrian vicitms of the Assad regime's brutality can share their testimony.
Yesterday, I posted an op-ed on what action the U.N. Security Council should take on Syria on the Care 2 website.
President Obama's strong statement telling Assad to step out of the way of a democratic tranisition and ordering the toughest economic sanctions yet, as well as the cacophony of nations calling for Assad to step down, are hopeful signals that Assad's days as Syria's ruler may be numbered.
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