Syria has withdrawn its candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council (UN HRC), after many states were opposed to it because of the bloody crackdown on peaceful demonstrators protesting against the regime of Bashar Assad. Syria's decision was announced at a meeting held behind closed doors this miérocles countries belong to Asia.
Kuwaiti Ambassador Mansour Ayyad Alotaibi, explained after the meeting that his country, which would be submitted to the Human Rights Council in 2013, decided to advance his candidacy this year, while Syria delay time his intention to sit on that body. The Syrian ambassador to the UN, Bashar Assad, avoided linking his government's decision to postpone its application to international pressure and said the movement is due to a "priority review" of their country.
The UK Mission to the UN was quick today to applaud Syria's decision to waive a candidate in the race to become one of the four open positions in the CHR of the Asian countries and also those who chose India, Indonesia and the Philippines. "Best thing that could happen. His candidacy was completely inappropriate in the midst of such violent repression," the sources said British representation at the United Nations.
However, according to Western diplomatic sources detailed the fact that Syria wants to be in the next round of selection of countries is something that "remains concerned by the course could mean to discredit the institution." Many Western capitals, as well as various organizations advocating respect for human rights, had publicly opposed Syria to occupy a seat on the Council.
Several countries in the UN have repeatedly asked the UN to condemn the Syrian government to kill and use force against protesters demanding the departure of Asad and political reforms, something that has made the Commission on Human Rights UN . The US-proposed resolution was approved by 26 votes to 9, with 7 abstentions.
Five delegations, including Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain, were absent from the vote. Voted in favor, plus the U.S., the European members of the Council, and some African and Latin American countries such as Uruguay and Mexico. Against the resolution voted Russia, China, Pakistan, and two Latin American countries: Cuba and Ecuador, among others.
Last February, for the first time in its history and by consensus of its 47 representatives, the Human Rights Council of the UN adopted a resolution demanding the suspension of one of its members, Libya. The country is a member of the organization since May 2010. The UN General Assembly is to vote next week to countries that occupy the rotating seat that Council strongly criticized even before the accommodation of repressive dictatorships with records also.
The organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) also welcomed the news, but asked in a statement that "his decision to leave the application is accompanied by the end of using violence against peaceful demonstrators." "Syria needs to do more than keep a low profile to avoid further international condemnation.
Must change course and stop the violence," he said at the press responsible for HRW, Peggy Hicks, who noted that Damascus chose to withdraw from the race before face a resounding defeat. " 
Kuwaiti Ambassador Mansour Ayyad Alotaibi, explained after the meeting that his country, which would be submitted to the Human Rights Council in 2013, decided to advance his candidacy this year, while Syria delay time his intention to sit on that body. The Syrian ambassador to the UN, Bashar Assad, avoided linking his government's decision to postpone its application to international pressure and said the movement is due to a "priority review" of their country.
The UK Mission to the UN was quick today to applaud Syria's decision to waive a candidate in the race to become one of the four open positions in the CHR of the Asian countries and also those who chose India, Indonesia and the Philippines. "Best thing that could happen. His candidacy was completely inappropriate in the midst of such violent repression," the sources said British representation at the United Nations.
However, according to Western diplomatic sources detailed the fact that Syria wants to be in the next round of selection of countries is something that "remains concerned by the course could mean to discredit the institution." Many Western capitals, as well as various organizations advocating respect for human rights, had publicly opposed Syria to occupy a seat on the Council.
Several countries in the UN have repeatedly asked the UN to condemn the Syrian government to kill and use force against protesters demanding the departure of Asad and political reforms, something that has made the Commission on Human Rights UN . The US-proposed resolution was approved by 26 votes to 9, with 7 abstentions.
Five delegations, including Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain, were absent from the vote. Voted in favor, plus the U.S., the European members of the Council, and some African and Latin American countries such as Uruguay and Mexico. Against the resolution voted Russia, China, Pakistan, and two Latin American countries: Cuba and Ecuador, among others.
Last February, for the first time in its history and by consensus of its 47 representatives, the Human Rights Council of the UN adopted a resolution demanding the suspension of one of its members, Libya. The country is a member of the organization since May 2010. The UN General Assembly is to vote next week to countries that occupy the rotating seat that Council strongly criticized even before the accommodation of repressive dictatorships with records also.
The organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) also welcomed the news, but asked in a statement that "his decision to leave the application is accompanied by the end of using violence against peaceful demonstrators." "Syria needs to do more than keep a low profile to avoid further international condemnation.
Must change course and stop the violence," he said at the press responsible for HRW, Peggy Hicks, who noted that Damascus chose to withdraw from the race before face a resounding defeat. "
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