On Human Rights Day, Syrian Coalition Calls for Supporting Syrians’ Democratic Choices

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, Nora Al Ameer, Vice President of the Syrian Coalition, calls on civil and human rights organizations and activists across Syria to take action to support the Syrian people’s demands for democracy and freedom. “While there are dozens of parties that support the Assad regime with militias, weapons, money and diplomatic backing, the international community has so far failed to support the Syrian people’s choice for democracy only choice words and promises. And while today the world is observing Human Rights Day, dozens of Syrians are killed every day at the hands of the Assad regime which turned Syria into a battlefield on which regional and international powers are settling scores at the expense of the lives of the Syrian people. She also stresses that “the Assad regime’s criminality and brutal campaign against the Syrian people has opened the door for the rise of many extremist organizations,” calling on the free world to “save what’s left of the principles of human rights in Syria.” According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, approximately 200,000 people have been killed since the beginning of the revolution, including 17,000 children and 15,000 women.” (Source: Syrian Coalition)