OHCHR / SYRIA ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
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STORY: OHCHR / SYRIA ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
TRT: 1:55
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST:
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“This past decade has seen a massive and blatant disregard for the protection of civilians by all parties. There have been countless horrendous violations and abuses - many of which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. One of the most overlooked of these violations is the fate of the missing. Enforced disappearance is a continuous crime that has an appalling impact, not just on those who have disappeared – if they are still alive -- but on their families. It is a form of perpetual agony -- which no one who has not gone through it can really comprehend. A form of mental torture affecting tens of thousands of victims and family members in Syria. For these reasons we are calling for the creation of a separate independent body, with an international mandate, to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing people, to identify human remains, and provide support to families.”
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
3. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“This needs to start now. We cannot wait for an end to the conflict, when no end is in sight. Similar bodies were created for Cyprus, for Bosnia, for Lebanon. The number of missing people in Syria dwarfs all those profoundly tragic situations.”
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
5. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“If an individual has died, then their body or remains should be returned to their family, in accordance with international law and in full respect of the deceased and their loved ones.”
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
7. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“We owe it to the victims to ensure the next decade is one of accountability and remedy, with their rights and needs addressed, so they can rebuild their lives.”
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
9. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
STORYLINE:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for the creation of an independent mechanism on Syria with an international mandate to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing people, identify human remains, and provide support to their families.
In a video message released today (11 Mar), Bachelet said the past decade had seen a “massive and blatant disregard for the protection of civilians by all parties,” with “countless horrendous violations and abuses - many of which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
The High Commissioner said one of the most overlooked violations is the fate of the missing. She stressed, “Enforced disappearance is a continuous crime that has an appalling impact, not just on those who have disappeared – if they are still alive -- but on their families. It is a form of perpetual agony -- which no one who has not gone through it can really comprehend. A form of mental torture affecting tens of thousands of victims and family members in Syria.”
Bachelet said setting up the independent mechanism needs to start now and cannot for an end to the conflict. She said similar bodies were created for Cyprus, for Bosnia, for Lebanon, adding that the number of missing people in Syria “dwarfs all those profoundly tragic situations.”
The High Commissioner emphasised that if an individual has died, then their body or remains should be returned to their family, “in accordance with international law and in full respect of the deceased and their loved ones.” She said, “We owe it to the victims to ensure the next decade is one of accountability and remedy, with their rights and needs addressed, so they can rebuild their lives.”
TRT: 1:55
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST:
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“This past decade has seen a massive and blatant disregard for the protection of civilians by all parties. There have been countless horrendous violations and abuses - many of which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. One of the most overlooked of these violations is the fate of the missing. Enforced disappearance is a continuous crime that has an appalling impact, not just on those who have disappeared – if they are still alive -- but on their families. It is a form of perpetual agony -- which no one who has not gone through it can really comprehend. A form of mental torture affecting tens of thousands of victims and family members in Syria. For these reasons we are calling for the creation of a separate independent body, with an international mandate, to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing people, to identify human remains, and provide support to families.”
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
3. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“This needs to start now. We cannot wait for an end to the conflict, when no end is in sight. Similar bodies were created for Cyprus, for Bosnia, for Lebanon. The number of missing people in Syria dwarfs all those profoundly tragic situations.”
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
5. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“If an individual has died, then their body or remains should be returned to their family, in accordance with international law and in full respect of the deceased and their loved ones.”
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
7. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
11 MARCH 2021, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“We owe it to the victims to ensure the next decade is one of accountability and remedy, with their rights and needs addressed, so they can rebuild their lives.”
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
9. Aerial shot, Palais Wilson exterior
STORYLINE:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for the creation of an independent mechanism on Syria with an international mandate to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing people, identify human remains, and provide support to their families.
In a video message released today (11 Mar), Bachelet said the past decade had seen a “massive and blatant disregard for the protection of civilians by all parties,” with “countless horrendous violations and abuses - many of which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
The High Commissioner said one of the most overlooked violations is the fate of the missing. She stressed, “Enforced disappearance is a continuous crime that has an appalling impact, not just on those who have disappeared – if they are still alive -- but on their families. It is a form of perpetual agony -- which no one who has not gone through it can really comprehend. A form of mental torture affecting tens of thousands of victims and family members in Syria.”
Bachelet said setting up the independent mechanism needs to start now and cannot for an end to the conflict. She said similar bodies were created for Cyprus, for Bosnia, for Lebanon, adding that the number of missing people in Syria “dwarfs all those profoundly tragic situations.”
The High Commissioner emphasised that if an individual has died, then their body or remains should be returned to their family, “in accordance with international law and in full respect of the deceased and their loved ones.” She said, “We owe it to the victims to ensure the next decade is one of accountability and remedy, with their rights and needs addressed, so they can rebuild their lives.”
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