Amnesty International calls Syria to abide by International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Amnesty International this week called on the Syrian authorities to immediately take steps "towards the full implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC). The recommendations were released last week following the Committee’s consideration of Syria's third periodic report concerning its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). "

Amensty added "Prior to the consideration of Syria’s state report, Amnesty International submitted written briefings to the Committee focusing its concerns on: discrimination and violence against women; the state of emergency legislation; the death penalty; torture and ill-treatment, arbitrary arrest and detention; unfair trials; restrictions of the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association; and discrimination against Syrian Kurds."