U.N. rights chief rebukes Security Council for failures to act

 

#Syria death toll rises: new UN study shows over 191,000 people killed between March 2011 & April 2014: http://sm.ohchr.org/1BK9oe7

UN reports 191,000 dead in Syria conflict http://bit.ly/1vsw5ir

The #UN estimates the number of dead in #Syria’s civil war has more than doubled in the past year to at least 191,000 http://owl.li/AD3Yz

As @UNrightswire Pillay meets #UNSC for last time, #UNSG commends her honest views and unvarnished reports http://bit.ly/1pU7kux

NEW: Check our weekly review to find out what you may have missed from @UNRightswire: http://sfy.co/apLz  #ICYMI

بيلاي تنتقد بشدّة „العجز“ في الملفّ #السوريّ – دراسةٍ جديدة عن الأمم المتحدة تشير إلى مقتل 191000+ شخصٍ: http://sm.ohchr.org/1ohN0yt 

UN #HumanRights Pillay castigates “paralysis” on #Syria – UN study reveals over 191,000 people killed: http://sm.ohchr.org/1pZnoev

2/2 #China jails peaceful critics, denies justice to #Syria victims w #UNSC vetoes, but #UN SG praises rights record? http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48496#.U_zqOfmSx5A …

New UN Special Rapporteur requests access to #Israel & #Palestine: http://sm.ohchr.org/1tFlikF 

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Palestinian children who cannot access their school protest near an Israeli check point in Hebron on August 26, 2014. pic.twitter.com/qGp1ZI7zxv

Yes & #UNSC turns a blind eye. MT:@Elizrael 1yr after #CW massacre, remember #Syrians are still being killed en masse pic.twitter.com/qfh6XaX0Oe

Int’l resolve to ensure compliance more needed than ever MT:@ICRC:2day we celebrate 150yrs of 1st #GenevaConvention. pic.twitter.com/vj5qGFEuWk”

#UN Rights Chief @Navi_Pillay castigates “paralysis” on #Syria, as new @UN study indicates over 191,000 ppl killed: http://ow.ly/ABkFU

#UN Rights Chief to #UNSC:“I firmly believe greater responsiveness by this Council would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.“ Indeed!

#UN #Rights Chief reminds #UNSC that crises do not erupt w/o warning. They built up over years of rights grievances. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-rights-un-idUSKBN0GL1TN20140821 …

Thank you for following UN Rights Chief Pillay’s statement to the #UNSC – Read the full speech: http://sm.ohchr.org/1mpNJxR  #ICYMI

  • This Council has the mandate to address crises before they escalate into threats to int’l peace & security – Pillay to #UNSC
  • The laws of the UN are most needed when conflict looms – UN #HumanRights Chief Pillay to the UN #SecurityCouncil
  • Pillay to #UNSC: Sovereign states established @UN because they knew #Rights violations cause conflict & undermine sovereignty
  • State sovereignty is often invoked to deflect UN action to prevent serious #HumanRights violations – UN Rights Pillay to #UNSC
  • Use of #veto to stop actions intended to prevent/defuse conflict is a short-term & counter-productive tactic – Pillay to #UNSC
  • I firmly believe that greater responsiveness by this Council would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives – Pillay to #UNSC
  • #SyriaConflict is metastasing outwards in an uncontrollable process whose eventual limits we cannot predict – Pillay to #UNSC
  • #HumanRights are always central to conflict prevention – @UNRightswire Pillay to UN #SecurityCouncil
  • In #SouthAfrica, @UN helped end 300 years of injustice when it declared apartheid a crime agst humanity – Pillay to #UNSC
  • Conflict prevention is complex but it can be achieved – UN #HumanRights Chief Pillay to the UN #SecurityCouncil

 

Now: Security Council is holding a meeting on conflict prevention. Ban Ki-moon & Navi Pillay to brief. Watch live: http://webtv.un.org

STARTING SOON: Pillay addresses UN #SecurityCouncil a few days before the end of her term. Watch LIVE: http://webtv.un.org

 

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