Geneva: The statement issued during the 44th session of the Human Rights Council affirmed its rejection of coercive unilateral economic measures imposed on Syria, stressing that it is a “crime against humanity” and targets the Syrian people in their daily lives and undermines the chances of a political solution to the crisis in Syria. “The Western coercive measures imposed on the Syrian people violate and contradict international law, international humanitarian law, the Charter of the United Nations and the rules and principles of peaceful relations between countries” The measures imposed by the United States and the European Union against Syria … Continue reading Human Rights Council considers as “crime against humanity” the economic measures imposed on Syria