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Nawars Alsaghbini, Syrian Druze activist, testifies at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 60th session about the harrowing reality for Druze and other minority communities in al-Julani’s ‘new’ Syria.
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UNHRC President:
Ladies and gentlemen, we can now begin our General Debate on agenda item 4.
Nawars Alsaghbini, in a joint statement on behalf of Ingenieurs du Monde and United Nations Watch:
Sweida today is under a choking siege, deprived of basic necessities, used as political leverage. Casualties exceed 2,000, with over 700 civilians kidnapped. Women raped, Druze students attacked for their identity, forced to quit studies. Syrian universities now completely emptied of Druze students.
These aren’t isolated incidents, but systematic oppression to break our will.
Despite all, we won’t be silenced.
We’ll speak truth and demand justice daily.
The Julani authority doesn’t represent me or Sweida’s people. This regime, built on murder and terror, represents no free person.
We demand accountability for this authority and its criminal accomplices. From Sweida, We declare to the world: We seek a just, dignified life. We won’t compromise on our right to live well. We’re not warmongers, but advocates for peace and dignity.
Thank you.
