How Human Rights Violation Has Become A Norm In Middle East

-





This century is witnessing the worst atrocities against civilised population and Human Rights violation that has rocked Middle East countries and regions cut by civil war.....



Human rights violation has been the worst in most of those parts of the Middle East where countries are undergoing civil war or civilians led disobedience movements.
Iraq for example is the latest example of a civilian led disobedience which has somehow been ignored by most Human Rights organisations.  These include the Human Rights Watch and the United Nations too. It seems the role of politics has made then take a backseat and play it safe.

Iraq is being supported by Iran on the military front, where armed police have been attacking peaceful protesters in an attempt to silence their voices.  After being systematically cut off from the Internet for weeks together earlier and then being restored, the social media is still flowing with stories of atrocities.  Iraq’s government is ignoring the blatant disregard for human rights and freedom of expression and has been resorting to violence meted through military police and Iran supported militia as well.

However, the ongoing battle in Syria is a completely different discussion. It has nations from all over the world taking sides. No wonder, it has been the bedrock for serious human rights violations, all documented by the UN having been committed by the Iran led Syrian army and security services as part of military or search operations

Somehow, Human Rights Watch has reported them heavily and also accused the government and Shabiha of using civilians as human shields when they advanced on opposition-held areas.

Protests in Lebanon and Iraq plus Iran are ongoing but nothing is being done to control the mayhem there. People are being shot, jailed with no system of redressal in sight. Recently, the PM of Iran had given orders to release innocent protestors, but that is looked like media propaganda only.

In Iraq, more than a civil disobedience, it is a war of power between the militia and Shia clergy. One is being supported by Iran that is taking full advantage of the disobedience and is said to have transport ballistic missiles into hidden portions of Iraq.

Cross firing between US troops and militia is being reported throughout tweets.  Iraq is witnessing the worst of its time since the overthrowing of Saddam Hussein. Unfortunately, Iraq could never vote on the draft UN resolution earlier on, because under the dictatorship President Saddam Hussein, the country was throttled and he feared international trials. The current political regime also fears the same and refuses to give try the perpetrators under the country’s judicial system.

Iraq today is facing a situation where it cannot move to international court for justice. Legal experts at Lawyers Without Borders have spoken to the media and said that a UN resolution will be needed for international prosecution because Iraq is not a party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Rome Statute of 1998. 

According to the Global Center For The Responsibility to Protect, ‘recurring armed conflict in Iraq and actions of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant resulted in war crimes, crimes against humanity and possible genocide since 2014.’
The civil disobedience in Iraq current, led by youth that are not willing to be shut down by force. Nations across the world have been condemning Iraq was turning a blind eye to violence meted over silent protesters.
The international community and international human rights institutions seem to be the only way for Iraqis to conduct a fair investigation and prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes. However, twitter reports suggest that the Human Rights Watch an independent agency fighting for human rights worldwide, isn’t reporting the these incidents. Further, United Nations envoy has been severely criticized for not taking a stand and sending help into Iraq. Jeanine Hennis was asked to step down from her position as special envoy by several twitter messages that kept pouring in.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why Is Truss Government Looking At Relaxing Immigration Rules?

-
Image
UK is moving towards relaxing labor shortage norms to make up for the windfall in its crucial food industry There are plans in the UK to ease off immigration rules as the country faces issues with labour shortage and need to boost economic growth. There are plans to expand the government’s shortage occupation list in order to fill in crucial vacancies. The best way that the new PM sees is by inviting overseas workers. A range of sectors are facing labor shortage and Ms Truss has been getting requests from the various to ease off immigration restrictions to ease off the labor shortage pressures. Businesses it is told have been frustrated over the visa system for skilled workers of being unresponsive to not fill the windfall. A severe shortage in farming for example needs to be addressed. Such shortages, it seems is looking like it will badly affect food and the farming sector. The first one to be helped would be the seasonal workers’ programme. Similarly, those in dire need will nee
Read more
-
Image
Callousness of authorities have been blamed by residents whose family members have gone missing while transiting illegally through Tunisia  Residents of Zarzis in southern Tunisia has extremely angry. They are blaming authorities for having buried drowned migrants from the coastal city without the informing families or finding out their whereabouts. Blockades and tyre burning has been their way of revolting and retaliating in the Medenine governorate. A boat carrying migrants to Europe went missing on the September 21. It was carrying as many as 18 people. Those who perished included a child as well. They all came from Zarzis, a city of 78,000 residents known as a crossing point for both Tunisian and Sub-Saharan African migrants. Authorities have been accused of negligence in initial attempts to look for the missing boat — even thwarting independent efforts with misinformation — and subsequently not putting enough effort into the search for bodies. This was compounded by bodies be
Read more

Iranian President Refuses Interview To CNN Reporter In The US

-
Image
Iranian President has to be interviewed but the famous Christiane Amanpour might not be doing this, if she doesn't wear a head scarf The woman is known to have interviewed the top and the best in the world. Political leaders vouch for her preciseness and accuracy of reporting and high journalistic standards. The international CNN anchor  Christiane Amanpour has however not received very great response when she has had the chance to interview the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi. She has been asked to wear a head gear (cover her head in the conventional manner) before she decides to interview the President.  Visiting the United Nations with other world leaders this week, President Raisi was to speak with Amanpour, she said, amid the uprising back home. Posting about the incident on twitter, she said that it was going to be his first interview on U.S. soil. A whole lot of preparation had been done to ensure the interview went ahead well. But as Amanpour gently refused to wear a head
Read more