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Alshogre

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  1. “Thirdly — and perhaps the most difficult but most important thing to do — members must fight with us, the Syrian people, to set free every mother, father, brother, sister, neighbour and friend being held captive for simply taking to the streets, demanding their rights and asking for accountability and justice. (spoke in Arabic) To all Syrians, including widows and widowers, who hope to see freedom: freedom will come.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  2. “Here are three actions that members can take to prove to their citizens that they care about human rights and mitigate the suffering of the Syrian people. First, members should put as much pressure as possible on Russia to extend the mandate for Bab Al-Hawa and open all other cross-border points to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid. That should not be a negotiation; we are talking about humanitarian aid. Secondly, they should follow Germany’s lead in using copious amounts of evidence to prosecute the Syrian regime and its allies. That step could help to slow down or prevent the normalization of a regime that continues to insult Council members on a daily basis by committing crimes against humanity and war crimes.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  3. “We would like to ask the Governments of Türkiye and Lebanon, as well as the Governments of other countries that host Syrian refugees, to show greater responsibility in honouring those who seek refuge in their countries. The people of Syria will remember those who were good to them, as well as those who were bad to them. As I address the Council today, there are millions of people who depend on humanitarian aid in north- western and north-eastern Syria. Those innocent people are held hostage by Russia, which continues to hold hostage all cross-border points, including Bab Al-Hawa. The reason I have been shaming members for the past five minutes is because I know that the Council has the power to do much, but it chooses not to.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  4. “It will never be able to protect its democracy, the rights of its women and its schoolchildren if it ignores human rights elsewhere. It is all connected. Together with a lot of people, I used to think of America as the greatest country in the world. Now we actually need proof of that. And there are other members. We have Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Gabon, Kenya and Ghana, which we actually do not see taking a clear stand. They should take a clear stand against dictatorship to support the people who need their help. It is now time to stand in solidarity with the people of Syria, who are fighting for freedom and dignity. Türkiye and Lebanon have been very generous in welcoming so many refugees. For that we are no doubt very grateful. However, Syrians currently face discrimination, racism and insults on a daily basis.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  5. “Tourists and travellers from around the world must know of the support of the United Arab Emirates for the killing of children and women in Syria. I will make sure that they find out and understand how completely devoid of morals the leadership of the Emirates is. And when the people know, where will they hide? Behind Burj Khalifa? It is not big enough to hide their shame. Shame on the United Arab Emirates. And shame on Jordan, the country that does not allow pregnant women in Rukban camp to go to a safe Jordanian hospital to give birth. Shame on them both; they are insulting the great people of the United Arab Emirates and of Jordan. Recently, the United States Government has limited itself to empty statements, with no action. It is supposed to be the leader of the democratic world. I do not even see it in the global arena anymore.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  6. “Killing them was not enough. They therefore crossed the border, came to Syria and slaughtered, raped and burned humans, animals and trees. If anyone wants proof of that, they need only search atrocitiestracker. org, a project of the Syrian Emergency Task Force that sheds light on the evidence and the testimonies of the families and victims of Iran, Syria and Russia in Syria and Iraq. Earlier this year, a member of the Council welcomed the Syrian dictator, Bashar Al-Assad, into its home. Does the United Arab Emirates not have any respect for the people who have been suffering for years, for everyone who died under torture in Syria and for every mother who lost a child? Does it not have any respect for those people? Normalizing Al-Assad is a crime.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  7. “Among other things, the draft resolutions covered human rights violations, the use of force against civilians, toxic chemical weapons and calls for a meaningful ceasefire. Russia did that to provide political cover for the Syrian regime and to protect Moscow’s strategic interests and arms deals with the Syrian State. My question is: what is wrong with members? Did they shut off their humanity entirely? How do they sleep at night? How do they look their children in the eye? And they should not dare tell me anything about the sovereignty of the Syrian regime. That is by now just too lame an argument. The Iranian regime and the Iran-backed militias did not get enough from killing the brilliant minds in Iraq, such as Ehab Al-Wazni and Hashim Al-Hashemi, who were key leaders of the opposition to Iran’s brutal regime.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  8. “I just wants this to end.” Shadi, a very young person from Quneitra, says: “I recently tamed a cat — who is right now, in this conflict, my world. So please help me keep her safe and alive. Her name is Judy.” Mariam from As-Suwayda says: “It always seems impossible until it is done.” I know she stole the quote. Khaled from Al-Raqqa says: “While you may think that the war in Syria has ended, it has not. People are still being targeted. People are still being killed.” Lubna from Deir ez-Zor says: “There is only one way to end the war in Syria, and that is by bringing the Al-Assad regime to justice.” The last, and fourteenth, message is from Tartus, my hometown, which I wrote myself. Since the start of the Syrian uprising in March 2011, Russia has vetoed more than 15 Security Council draft resolutions concerning the conflict in Syria.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  9. “And here it comes. Kareem from Idlib says: “You have been acting so lame since 2011. I lost everything I ever loved and had. Fuck you for not being useful, for not being respectful of human lives and human rights!” Sana from Aleppo says: “All we need is protection. I am tired of being afraid of the sky. I don’t want it to drop more bombs.” Shero from Al-Hasakah says to members: “Don’t let Russia, China and Iran play you; act like you understand your position of power. You sit on the Security Council, not on a carousel in Disneyland.” Ranim from Rif Dimashq says: “I am claustrophobic. Whenever they bomb, I have to go and hide in the basement or in a tiny room, and I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  10. “Rama from Dara’a governorate says to members: “You have the power to turn our nightmare into a dream so, please, do it.” Ali from Damascus asks: “Isn’t it surprising how powerful you are, but powerlessly you act in the face of our enemy?” Sarah from Homs says to members: “My daughter is severely sick; can any you help fly her out to a safe hospital anywhere in the world?” Yasir from Hama say: “I lost everything on your watch; and you just like to blame things on other members. You blame on Russia, just to push the responsibility away from you.” Hiba from Latakia says: “Syria has never been scarier than now; even the supporters of the regime are being arrested by the regime and tortured and killed.” Just so members know, I am not going to filter the voices of the Syrian people. I am telling the Council exactly what they said.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source

  11. “Mr. Alshogre: I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me this chance to amplify the voice of the Syrian people. This is the first time since I left Syria that I face the people who supported the regime in killing my father, in killing my oldest brother, in killing my youngest brother, in killing my childhood friends. When the soldiers came to our home to kill my family, my Mom heard one of them speaking Farsi. He was an Iranian officer sent to kill our hope — our hope for democracy. That is when the people of Syria realized that we have more than one enemy and we need more than one friend. I stand before the members of the Security Council today holding 14 messages sent to them by 14 Syrians representing all of Syria’s 14 governorates. Each of them wants to tell Council members the following.”

    2022-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9083 (2022) · source