Syria: The Worst Seventh Country in the World Continuous Violations of Human Rights

On 28th June 1998, the well-known British weekly newspaper, 'The Observer', published its Human Rights Index to launch the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. An evaluation of the world's countries from Human Rights perspective was carried out to measure each country's commitment to the human rights standards and how those countries deal with their citizens according to the said norms. With the backing of a panel made up of internationally recognised human rights campaigners and Nobel laureates, The Observer has drawn up the first comprehensive league table of countries according to their respect of human rights. Research results have been announced following wide studies of human rights records across the world and the extent each country has committed to them.
The index has been constructed by careful deliberation, multiplying abuses of human rights over 13 categories. The first three most critical indicators marked out of 30, the other 10 marked out of 10.
Syria under the rule of President Hafiz Asad occupies the worst seventh place in the world in violating the basic human rights of Syrian citizens and in humiliating their honour. It is worth to mention that this Index coincided the 'plastic surgery' announced by the Syrian regime by releasing scores of prisoners of conscience in order to fit the diplomatic and political moves of President Asad's rule. Despite all sorts of praise made by some states and human rights organisations to encourage the Syrian government for a further human détente, the truth is still saying without hesitation that the regime of President Asad is among the few and rare regimes in the world that practise all sorts of killings, repression and denial of the basic rights of their citizens. Then, from time to time, this regime flies empty balloons to delude the public opinion.
Syrian citizens have been captured in thousands, isolated in Prison cells away from their families and the world, subjected to the most brutal sorts of torture under which hundreds have been killed. Others have been executed mercilessly or gunned down in their cells. During his visit to France, for example, the French press opened the Syrian government's record of human rights, Asad gave orders to release some detainees as an introduction to meet the French president with a better record. When asked by French press about prisoners of conscience in Syrian jail, he said in cold blood: ' I do not go into prisons, but I believe that there are not many prisoners any more'.

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