thank you ambassador Byrne Nason&colleagues @irishmissionun 4 tremendous work2get #Ireland elected onto #UNSC .Good to hear Ambassador's commitment that #Ireland will speak out when int humanitarian law eroded& will try2ensure #UNSC does not stand idly by https://twitter.com/MartinGal/status/1281570102719188993

Question from DrCaraConnolly ,member @syria_irl to Ambassador4webinar @iiea "Please canyou use your influence to apply urgent pressure to the Assad regime for the immediate release of all detainees held in prisons&unofficial detention centers amid global rapid spread #coronavirus

Noura Ghazi @nouraghazilaw a leading Syrian human rights lawyer has asked us to highlight this urgent issue of #detainees with you. Alongside the ratification of the UN security council resolution 2504 to maintain cross border aid.

•UN’s own Commission of Inquiry has described the Assad regime policy on detainees as one of 'extermination'

•The Syria Network for Human Rights have stated ‘this issue is of far greater importance to the Syrian people than other longer-term issues’
•Families of detainees have sent petitions to UNSC members

•An estimated 17 000 have been tortured to death in Syrias prisons under the Regime
We would hope that Ireland would take a lead on this most urgent issue for Syrian families now that they have been elected to the UNSC"

We would hope that Ireland would take a lead on this most urgent issue for Syrian families now that they have been elected to the UNSC" #coronavirus #freedetainees #Syria #irelandunsc

@nouraghazilaw @familiesSyria @FARED_ALHOR @grannies4equal @eibhlineily @xlenm @1962Wren @RonanLTynan @annedaly19 @ni_treasa @simonajeger @DarrenF52613413 @bronwengwriter thread