Sanctions are suffocating Syria | Alena Douhan – UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights | Pushback with Aaron Maté | The Grayzone | Nov 23, 2022 (Video)

Summary:

Guest: Alena Douhan. UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights.

After a 12-day visit, UN expert Alena Douhan calls for the lifting of US-led sanctions on Syria, where 90% of the population lives below the poverty line, 12 million grapple with food insecurity, millions are internally displaced, and electricity is scarce.

The impact of the sanctions are compounded by a US military occupation of areas containing Syria’s oil and wheat.

Read more:
“UN expert calls for lifting of long-lasting unilateral sanctions ‘suffocating’ Syrian people”
https://www.ohchr.org/en/node/104160

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