Where the war still
Echoes - Episode 1: Moving IRINnews Syria
film on life as a refugee - Syrians Deserve Better -- IRIN Films
(Youtube)
Contact:
Stephen M. Apatow Founder,
Director of Research & Development Humanitarian
Resource Institute (UN:NGO:DESA) Humanitarian University
Consortium Graduate Studies Center
for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law Phone:
203-668-0282 Email:
s.m.apatow@humanitarian.net Internet:
www.humanitarian.net
United Nations Arts
Initiative Arts
Integration Into Education Url:
www.unarts.org Introduction The KONY2012 Initiative
demonstrated to the world how social media
can be used to advance human rights across the globe. Today, the SYRIA2012 initiative was
coordinated by Humanitarian Resource
Institute (UN:NGO:DESA) and the United Nations Arts
Initiative. Our objectives are (1) to enforce the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Law as a
vehicle to protect the victims of war crimes and crimes against
humanity in Syria, (2) bring those responsible
for these crimes to justice and (3) fastrack Stabilization, Security,
Transition and Reconstruction of the entire country, devastated during
this
humanitarian catastrophe.
"The
international community awaits a response by the International
Criminal Court, who has been provided eye witness reports and evidence,
disseminated by the international media for over one year. To
abandon civilians without food, water, electricity or medical care has
severely damaged the credibility of the United Nations as a
representative body, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
International Law." -- Syria:
International Humanitarian & Security Discussions: HRI:H-II OPSEC, February 2012 -
Present.
In The Spotlight
Address
to the Syrian People: Robert S. Ford serves as U.S. Ambassador to
Syria, 30 July 2012. Syrian Justice and
Accountability Center (syriaaccountability.org) established for
Syria-led transitional justice processes. World leaders focus on
protection of civilians, stability, stabilization, transition and
reconstruction.
This site is
dedicated to Marie Colvin, left, an American reporter working for The
Sunday Times of London, and Rémi Ochlik, a French photographer,
were killed in Syria. Both reporters accompanied the CNN team
that was filming 72 Hours Under Fire
out and then returned due to the scope of the catastrophe and the need
for coverage from the front lines.
According to the chair of the
International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, Paulo Pinheiro, research
shows
that eight local and international journalists have been killed on duty
in
Syria since November, at least five in circumstances that raise
questions about
government culpability. -- Chair
of UN panel on Syria pledges to probe attacks: Committee to Protect
Journalists, 16 March 2012.
Journalism legend Marie Colvin and
reporter Rémi Ochlik were killed by Syrian shelling last month
while reporting from a makeshift press center in the embattled
neighborhood of Homs. Two other journalists were wounded. Syrian forces
targeted the press center after pinpointing its location by
triangulating signals from satphones being used by the journalists,
according to media reports. -- Don't
Touch that Dial: Considerations When Using Satphones in Conflict Zones:
Security Management: 16 March 2012.
CNN
Special Report
72
Hours Under Fire Aired on CNN/US
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Video Streams: Total Run Time, Parts 1-6,
Approx 45 Minutes.
IRAN2009:
In 2009, upwards of ONE Million youth (70% of Iranians under 35)
rallied on the streets of Tehran for
democracy, social and political reform.
Despite global support of this
youth movement, the Iranian
government crushed the
peaceful protests, through the use of brutal force, imprisoned and
killed many of those responsible for the movement. Despite
widespread appeals
for support, to leaders in every UN member country through HRI, the international
community failed to (1) protect the youth, and (2) support the rule of
international humanitarian and human rights law (International Bar
Association Human Rights Institute).
Today, the leadership in Iran, responsible for War Crimes and Crimes
Against Humanity in 2009, are providing the military and strategic
guidance for the leadership in Syria. Despite the perpetration of
genocide and torture of civilians, the victims of war crimes and
crimes against humanity have been abandoned by the international
community for over one year, prompting SYRIA2012...
the message remains
the same "Stand By Me"
Bon Jovi, Armenian-Iranian pop star Andy Madadian and
friends join together for this version of"Stand By Me,"
- June 2009
