Civil Society Groups Urge Int'l Intervention to End Syria Bloodshed

Doha, June 04 (QNA) - Arab and international human rights and civil society organizations, which took part in the Doha-based conference on developing human rights mechanism of the Arab League, reiterated their support for the Syrian people and Syrian rights activists. The groups stressed their strong condemnation of the systematic human rights abuses, war crimes, and crimes against humanity inflicted upon civilians by the Syrian regime for over two years. In a closing statement, the conference blamed the Syrian regime for the ongoing violent dispute, urging all the sides to respect international humanitarian law and human rights. Participant groups also denounced the international community's reluctance to assume its responsibility in putting an end to violence against Syrian civilians, which left up to 90,000 killed, hundreds of thousands of detainees, tens of thousands of victims of enforced disappearances, in addition to five million displaced citizens and two million refugees in neighboring countries. The conference urged in its closing statement the necessity of a serious and effective international intervention to stop the bloodshed and end the suffering of Syrians, stressing its support for any effort as long as it responds to the legitimate rights of the Syrian people in choosing its rulers and holds wrongdoers accountable for their offences. (QNA)