UN expert calls for early lifting of sanctions on Syria

STORY: UN expert calls for early lifting of sanctions on Syria DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALENA DOUHAN, UN Special Rapporteur 3. various of the press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALENA DOUHAN, UN Special Rapporteur 5. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Unilateral sanctions against Syria should be lifted as soon as possible, a UN expert said on Thursday. Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights said the sanctions are contributing to the destruction and trauma suffered by the Syrian people. Following a 12-day visit to Syria, Douhan said she was struck by the humanitarian impact of the measures imposed on Syria, a country attempting to rebuild in the wake of a decade-long war. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALENA DOUHAN, UN Special Rapporteur "Unfortunately, what we see today is that the impact of discussion of unilateral sanctions is

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-UN-EXPERT-PRESS CONFERENCE

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-UN-EXPERT-PRESS CONFERENCE

(221110) -- DAMASCUS, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Alena Douhan (L, Rear), the United Nations special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral sanctions, speaks at a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 10, 2022. Douhan on Thursday urged the U.S.-led Western countries to lift unilateral sanctions on Syria, warning that they have increased the suffering of the Syrian people. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

Most unilateral sanctions violate international law, says UN expert

STORY: Most unilateral sanctions violate international law, says UN expert DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views of United Nations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALENA DOUHAN, Special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) 3. various of Zimbabwean people protesting sanctions 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALENA DOUHAN, Special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) 5. various of Syrian refugees STORYLINE: A United Nations (UN) human rights expert says that the majority of today's unilateral sanctions, imposed mainly by the U.S.-led Western powers, do not fall within the scope of international law. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALENA DOUHAN, Special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) "However, it's necessary to take into account that any measures, to be qualified as countermeasures, shall be taken within full conformity with the articles on law of international responsibility. That basically means that