HRI: United Nations Arts Initiative
Humanitarian
Intervention Initiative (H-II)
Exposure,
Strategic Planning,
Development and Implementation
Syria:
International Humanitarian and Security Discussions
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
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HRI:UNArts:
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H-II OPSEC
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In The Arts Integration Into Education Spotlight
- SYRIA2012: The KONY2012 Initiative has
demonstrated to the world how social media
can be used to advance human rights across the globe. Today, the SYRIA2012 initiative is being
coordinated under the umbrella of the Nessun
Dorma Project through the United Nations Arts
Initiative, in support of efforts to (1) help stop the
atrocities in Syria, (2) bring those responsible
for war crimes and crimes against humanity to justice and (3) advance
reconstruction and development in the regions devastated during this
humanitarian catastrophe.
- In
the Land of Blood and Honey: Preventing the
atrocities of Bosnia and Herzegovina... The UN Declaration of Human
Rights and International Law hangs in the Balance. Study materials on
the Siege of Sarajevo, the War in Bosnia, timeline of events, voices
and perspectives on war.... Director: Angelina Jolie.
16
May 2012
23
April 2012
14 March 2012
3 March 2012
Preparing for a
NATO level Operational Medicine
Response for Humanitarian Catastrophe in Syria.
In an address to the UN General Assembly,
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated that the Syrian authorities
have committed widespread crimes against the civilian population. Mr
Ban blamed the Syrian authorities for creating an armed conflict and
using disproportionate force against initially largely peaceful
opposition forces. -- Ban
Ki-moon Says Syrian Authorities Committed Crimes Against Civilian
Population:
International Criminal Law Bureau, 3 March 2012.
Call for Humanitarian
corridor for cities under siege, call for withdrawal
of all Syrian troops, NATO: UN Peacekeeping Force for containment of
threats, facilitation of humanitarian assistance.
Reference
Full,
unimpeded humanitarian access.
1 March 2012
The
UN Security Council Demands full, unimpeded humanitarian access. Susan
Rice: United States Mission to the United Nations.
25 February 2012
24 February 2012
23 February 2012
UN panel draws up
Syria crimes against humanity list: World Awaits ICC Action.
21 February 2012
17 February 2012
16 February 2012
13 February 2012
In the context of
Iranian destabilization of the Middle East, any escalation would
encompass an Interpol level 190 country security transition (Top
Navy official in Gulf says US ‘ready today’ to confront Iranian
aggression in region: Washington Post, 12 February 2012).
- Terrorism:
Interpol.
- Interpol
Fusion Task Force: More than 240 designated FTF contact
officers from more than 120 countries form this global network of
counter-terrorism specialists.
12 February 2012
The Russia/China Veto
of the UN Security Council resolution to support
International Law and the Declaration of Human Rights, in the face of
War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Syria, has now opened the
door for the void to be filled by Al-Qaida:
In conjunction with
the humanitarian emergency, the prevention of transfer of Syria's Weapons of
Mass Destruction, is a focus of
NATO's Fight
Against Terrorism.
CBRN Detection:
Regional/Intercontinental Spread
Human Rights &
International Law vs Enforcement - CBRN Implications
- A 10 Year Discussion:
If
a
rogue
country is in possession of weapons of mass destruction, and the
intelligence
community has sufficient information that an imminent threat exists for
a
terrorist attack, does the United Nations and Security Council possess
the
capacity to prevent the incursion via preemptive action?
In
the
context of international law, Jayantha Dhanapala,
Under-Secretary-General
for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations, articulates:
"Perhaps
the weakest area of the rule of law now concerns the issue of
enforcement.
It is a truism that international law lacks the police functions that
are
found in domestic legal systems -- it is instead a system that still
relies
largely upon self-help when it comes to enforcement. The ability of the
UN
Security Council to perform its enforcement responsibilities under the
Charter
is limited by its need to operate in consensus and by its practical
inability to order enforcement actions -- especially involving the use
of military force
-- against one of its permanent members."
-- Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nonproliferation and
International Security: Stephen M. Apatow, Humanitarian Resource
Institute Legal Resource Center, October 2002.
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8 February 2012
Humanitarian Discussion
Syria: Medicine
Used as Weapon of Persecution: Medecins Sans Frontieres, 8 February
2012.
Legal Discussion
International
Security Discussion (H-II OPSEC)
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7 February 2012
Transition to International Security Discussion
Today's International Security (H-II OPSEC) discussion
focuses on two issues: (1) Syria
retaliates against West; frees al-Qaeda''s Europe chief - London 7/7
bombings mastermind: MSN, 2.5.2012. and (2) Transfer of
Syria's Weapons of Mass Destruction: NRI: Threat Analysis: Country
Profile: Syria.
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6
February 2012
The
escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Syria, has prompted a
call for the international community to support an immediate Arms
Embargo, that extends to all countries that are state sponsors of
terrorism in the region (U.S.
State Department, NATO). This
includes neutralization of interbank activities associated with the
embargo and financing of terrorism. [1]
References:
- Combating
the Financing of Terrorism: Presentations and Papers: Basel
Institute on Governance, October 2008.
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5 February 2012
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
HRI:UNArts:
Humanitarian Intervention Initiative
Url:
www.unarts.org/H-II
Syria: Focus Moves to
International Criminal Court
Earlier Today,
thirteen of the council’s 15 members voted in favor today
of a proposal by Western and Arab countries to end the bloodshed
in Syria. Russia and China, two of the five permanent council
members with veto power, blocked its passage. [1] Following
the vote, UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the block undermined the role of the
UN and the international community
at a time when the Syrian authorities needed to hear a “unified voice”.
[2] Calls for immediate emergency action to protect
civilian
populations in Syria, now moves to the International Criminal Court
(ICC):
Since Syria is not a
member of the ICC, and is outside of the jurisdiction of the Court, the
UN Security Council would need to mediate a referral (as was the case
in Libya: United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1970).
The current dilemma has prompted an effort to establish an alternative
mechanism for referral to the ICC, that would be applicable in cases
associated with War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide. [3]
Supporting
materials from the International Bar Association International
Criminal Court Programme and Human Rights Institute include:
The
humanitarian emergency and refugee crisis has also intensified appeals
for increased support of UNHCR in the region. [4,5,6,7]
References:
- Russia,
China Veto UN Resolution on Syria: Bloomberg, 4 February 2012.
- Ban
says block on Syria resolution undermines UN: UN Radio, 4 February
2012.
- War Crimes and
Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide, and Terrorism: Human Rights
Library, University of Minnesota.
- Hatay
tent cities inundated after Syria opens floodgates: Today's Zaman,
1 February 2012.
- UNHCR:
5,238 Syrian refugees now in Lebanon: Zawya, 26 January 2012.
- Islamic Relief USA to Assist
5,500 Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Reliefweb, 13 january 2012.
- Syrian Arab
Republic: Country Reports, Reliefweb.
Related:
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