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Great human rights activist @valeriemhughes
'The Responsibility to Protect (#R2P) principle was forged following the genocides in Rwanda and Srebrenica in the 1990s and unanimously adopted at UN World Summit in 2005'
irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…
'The Responsibility to Protect (#R2P) principle was forged following the genocides in Rwanda and Srebrenica in the 1990s and unanimously adopted at UN World Summit in 2005'
irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…
'Simon Adams executive director Global Centre for Responsibility to Protect
“Basis of #R2P: all humans have right to be protected from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing & crimes against humanity. If their own government fails them, international community is obliged to act”
“Basis of #R2P: all humans have right to be protected from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing & crimes against humanity. If their own government fails them, international community is obliged to act”
'There are echoes of Philip Gourevitch’s definitive book on the Rwandan genocide 'We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families' in the extremely courageous daily reports from @FARED60350386 a Syrian citizen journalist in south Idlib'
@valeriemhughes quotes @FARED60350386
“Here in my country we are waiting for death. People are always in a state of panic and fear because of sudden bombardment. Children live in extreme fear because of sudden shelling. The streets are empty!'
“Here in my country we are waiting for death. People are always in a state of panic and fear because of sudden bombardment. Children live in extreme fear because of sudden shelling. The streets are empty!'
@valeriemhughes
in @ITletters quoting
@FARED60350386 from #Idlib
"Every day you see the remains of killed children and civilians in the cities and the towns in Idlib’s countryside due to the bombing of the Assad regime. Where are human rights?! Or are we just numbers?!”
in @ITletters quoting
@FARED60350386 from #Idlib
"Every day you see the remains of killed children and civilians in the cities and the towns in Idlib’s countryside due to the bombing of the Assad regime. Where are human rights?! Or are we just numbers?!”
'Fitting way to honour memory of victims of Rwandan genocide: to continue our strong solidarity & support to Rwandans; to also uphold our responsibility to protect other victims of war crimes and mass atrocities'
@valeriemhughes #EyesOnIdlib #R2P
#GenocideIsNowInSyria
@valeriemhughes #EyesOnIdlib #R2P
#GenocideIsNowInSyria
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