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QNA
Geneva
Qatar has called for international efforts to fix the accountability for the heinous war crimes in Syria and ensure justice for the victims.
"The failure to take appropriate measures to ensure criminal justice in Syria despite clear evidence of human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity, documented by many UN probes, sent a signal that there was immunity and impunity for those responsible for these violations and crimes, which encouraged further violations and crimes against the Syrian people," Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva HE Ambassador Ali Khalfan al Mansouri said on the sidelines of the current session of the Human Rights Council on Friday.
He stressed that the work of the international mechanism represents the first step that will pave the way for achieving accountability and justice for the Syrian victims after more than seven years of the most heinous crimes and the worst violations."Achieving accountability is also a prerequisite for reaching a political solution in accordance with the Geneva Declaration 1 and relevant Security Council resolutions for the achievement of a lasting and comprehensive peace in Syria," he added.
He said the two reports submitted by the Mechanism to the General Assembly reflect the efforts exerted and the progress made towards activating the mechanism and accelerating the pace of its technical work to achieve the objectives for which it was established.
In this regard, he welcomed the coordination between the international mechanism and the International Independent Investigation Commission on Syria, as well as its cooperation with states, other relevant actors and Syrian civil society organisations with a view to organising the exchange of information and evidence.
He thanked all the states and donors that had provided financial support to the international mechanism and urged them to contribute to providing all the necessary support to enable this important mechanism to meet the challenges it faced and to continue to carry out its mandated tasks.
Mansouri reiterated the firm position of Qatar that supports the legitimate demands of the Syrian people and the international mechanism in order to facilitate and accelerate the advancement of fair and independent criminal proceedings in accordance with the international law.
He praised the efforts made by head of the International Mechanism Marchi-Uhel and the staff in facilitating the process of accountability in Syria in order to that the ends of justice are met.
