In other words, it is not within the Security Council’s jurisdiction to approve or block such sanctions Ģ. In the case of Syria, the sanctions imposed are not UN sanctions, but are imposed by states and entities against the Syrian regime. a state does not need to seek the authorization of the UN Security Council in order to impose sanctions on another state. These are fallacies for three main reasons:ġ. In the report, she describes the sanctions as “unilateral measures against the Syrian Arab Republic and its nationals and entities that are imposed without the authorization of the Security Council and the use of which cannot be justified as retortions or countermeasures in accordance with international law, and that prevent, among others, the much-needed rebuilding and reconstruction of the country, as well as the rebuilding of the lives of the Syrian people.” This is just one of many fallacies contained in the report in relation to both international law and the situation in Syria.
Douhan assumed her duties as the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights on March 25, 2020.
Alena Douhan, a Belarusian national, is a professor of International Law at the Belarusian State University. The statement stresses that, on July 3, 2023, Alena Douhan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, released her report on her visit to Syria. The Hague – The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) today released a statement entitled, ‘Report by UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan Overlooks the Syrian Regime’s Responsibility for Its Facing Sanctions’, in which the group notes that sanctions were imposed on the Syrian regime because of the crimes against humanity that the regime has been committing for over 12 years.
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