Canada and Netherlands accused the Damascus regime of International Court of Justice (ICJ), declaring the Court he. This is the first case stemming from the Civil War Syria Taken to the highest international jurisdiction, headquartered in the hague.
“Establishing accountability and combating impunity are important elements in reaching a durable political solution to the conflict Syria. Syrian citizens were tortured, killed, disappeared, gassed or forced to flee. ” The Dutch Foreign Minister declared, wapkhorkstracited in a statement.
Canada yes Netherlands they accuse Syria violated the convention he Against “torture and other cruel punishment or treatment”, including the “use of chemical weapons”, read from CIJ.
The two countries asked the court to order damascus Take urgent measures, including releasing prisoners who are “arbitrarily detained” and allowing international observers into detention centres.
Syria International court has never met a war that broke out after a president Bashar al-Assad 2011 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.
Syria has always denied the use of chemical weapons, despite the fact that OPCW The (OPCW) has confirmed that the Syrian army has repeatedly used these weapons against its own citizens.
Canada yes Netherlands they also asked CIJ Intervention to end the “arbitrary detention” of people and reveal the burial places of the dead.
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