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"en.20111027.23.4-353-000"2
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"Mr President, many Members have touched on how our thoughts are with the Syrian people, who continue to suffer under the brutal repressive campaign of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As far as we are aware, more than 3 000 people have been killed so far. Many thousands more remain in detention following arbitrary arrests and are subject to widespread human rights abuses.
Those detentions are unjust. Let me highlight the particular case of Ms Rafah Nached, the renowned Syrian psychoanalyst, who has now spent over six weeks in jail. She was arrested for no reason, despite her age and despite her health conditions, and there was no reason for arresting her.
The Vice-President/High Representative has reacted strongly and called for the immediate release of Ms Nached, along with all those arbitrarily arrested. It is clear that we need to keep up the pressure to ensure the release of all innocent people, including Ms Nached.
Our strong approach on the Assad regime is right. We have imposed sanctions against that regime and must keep up the pressure to help end the violence. I would also like to emphasise that we have been working through the United Nations with regard to the human rights situation in Syria, with the Special Session of the Human Rights Council in August adopting a strongly-worded resolution on Syria thanks to the EU’s commitment."@en1
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