Posted on 12/10/2011 7:00:40 PM PST by Libloather
14 Syrians dead on Human Rights Day
AFP – 7 hrs ago
World powers piled pressure on Syria to let in observers as activists on Saturday reported at least 14 another civilians killed by security forces on the anniversary of International Human Rights Day.
"The world celebrates human rights as human rights are being violated in Syria," the opposition Syrian Revolution 2011 said in a message posted on its Facebook page.
In Oslo, the Nobel Committee head said at the 2011 Peace Prize awards ceremony that this year's award to Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman served as a warning to dictators in Arab countries such as Syria and Yemen.
"The leaders in Yemen and Syria who murder their people to retain their own power should take note of the following: mankind's quest for freedom and human rights can never stop," Thorbjoern Jagland said.
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Hey, don’t blame Assad - he has already told Barbara Walters that he has had nothing to do with the 4,ooo+ people killed. He doesn’t kill his people.
That’s his story & he’s sticking to it.
...that's a good start.
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