How Human Rights Violation Has Become A Norm In Middle East

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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.

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