I saw your face, I imagined your smile
I saw your face, I imagined your smile
I wish that you could have stayed a while.
It was not to be my darling child,
God had his plan & you were not mine.
The right to freedom from torture in Syria
The right to freedom from torture in Syria
08/03/2012 by Shada El Sayed & Laetitia Poelman
‘No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’ Article 5 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Various human rights are included in the Syrian Constitution; including the right to freedom of expression, freedom from torture and the right to peaceful assembly.
Article 12 of the Constitution reads:
‘The state is at the people's service. Its establishment seeks to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens and develop their lives.’ [1]
Your face spoke to me
Syria is bleeding, my heart is breaking
Why can’t they hear, the people pleading?
The pain in my heart is so hard to explain,
It sticks in my chest with no escape.
Without a Chance?
The bright morning sunshine in the busy neighbourhood of AL Wair, Homs signalled that I was home. I treasured the family trips to relatives in this area. The bustling sound of people going about their business, neighbours chatting, children playing, the mother across the road shouting to her child to stop & the smell of food being prepared were all part of the welcome in AL Wair.
The right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression in Syria
The right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression in Syria
08/03/2012 by Shada El Sayed & Laetitia Poelman
Various human rights are included in the Syrian Constitution; including the right to freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly.
Article 38 of the Constitution reads:
‘Every citizen has the right to freely and openly express his views in words, in writing, and through all other means of expression. He also has the right to participate in supervision and constructive criticism in a manner that safeguards the soundness of the domestic and nationalist structure and strengthens the socialist system. The state guarantees the freedom of the press, of printing, and publication in accordance with the law.’
Palestinian Perspective
Just to let out whats in my heart and some of my thoughts on the Syrian revolution ... I watched the video of the family in Homs that were killed and this is what the criminal Syrian regime is doing to its own people...
By the 15th of march it will be a year... a year of the world silent ... until when ???? there have been over 10,000 killed in this year , over 70,000 detained , over 9000 are MISSING no one knows anything about them.... over 550 children have been killed .. over 470 women have been slaughtered and tortured , raped in front of each other and in front of loved ones repeatedly by several of the dirty criminal regime...
Syrial Killing 101
In a few weeks, Syria blows the first candle of its revolution. This occasion should have been a reason to celebrate under a new found liberty, but in reality, the anniversary cake has fallen apart, stricken by the crushing violence of the repressive regime. Who will step in to shine a new light and save the wounded revolt that is bleeding to deliver?
Through a Mother's Eyes
Whilst news of 75 tanks & 20 coaches full of Assads forces being just 2km from Baba Amr, Homs was breaking, I was having a Skype conversation with Danny Abdul Dayem's mother. She had already heard reports that Assad’s brutal forces were heading that way, but like everyone she was hoping this wasn’t true.