::Dissent in Syria::
:BIG NEWS:
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| William Hague: "You can reach the point eventually where humanitarian need is so great... that you have to do something new in order to save lives" |
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Britain in the Sunday Times of excessively bullying and tormenting over the conflict in his nation. However, Foreign Secretary William Hague says that Britain cannot and may not rule out providing arms to the Syrian opposition in the near future.
The Syrian Civil War and uprising begn on March 15th, 2011 with nationwide protest against al-Assad's oppressive sovereignty. Until today, demonstrators demand the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, whose family and Ba'ath have ruled the nation early before the year 1971.
Although a new Constitution was set up by al-Assad's party members in 2012 that promised “respect of social justice principles, freedom [and] equality” (Qordoba 7), the Freedom in the World survey by Freedom House still considers the government as "not free". Apart from that, the Human Rights Watch Organization ranks Syria as being amongst the worst human rights violators, which is supported by the following graph that shows the fatalities in thousands during the civil uprisings until 2012 (please note that fatalities past November 2012 are not included and deaths might have dramatacally increased until today).
The Department for International Development has so far provided Syria with $200 million of humanitarian aid, including blankets, food packages, clothing, and medical aid.
Citation:
Horrocks, Peter. "Syria Profile." BBC News. BBC, 12 Dec. 2012. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
Hinnebusch, Raymond. Modern Syrian Politics. Rep. University of St. Andrews, 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. <http://www.minorityrights.org/?lid=5266>.
BBC. "Hague: Giving Arms to Syrian Rebels Cannot Be Ruled out." BBC News. BBC, 03 Mar. 2013. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21647014>.
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