Netherlands, Canada take Syria to International Court of Justice over torture claims

Canada, Netherlands take Syria to International Court of Justice over torture claims

Canada and the Netherlands are taking Syria to the World Court over torture claims, the International Court of Justice said on Monday.

LA HAYE, Pays-Bas — Le Canada et les Pays-Bas ont déposé conjointement une plainte contre la Syrie lundi devant la plus haute instance judiciaire des Nations unies, alléguant que le régime de Bachar Assad a torturé des milliers de civils, en violation d’une convention des Nations unies.  Les deux pays affirment que la Syrie a «commis d’innombrables violations du droit international» et souhaitent que la Cour internationale de justice ordonne des…

Based on the UN Convention against Torture, the Netherlands and Canada have indicted the Syrian state. Since 2011 at the latest, the regime has suppressed its population - and, among other things, used chemical weapons. From:. [more]

The Netherlands and Canada have filed a joint lawsuit with the International Court of Justice in The Hague against Syria in connection with the Syrian side's alleged violation of the UN Convention... RIA Novosti, 12.06.2023

Netherlands and Canada ask world court to rule on Syria torture claims

The Netherlands and Canada ask the ICJ to compel the Syrian government to cease any acts of torture.

The Netherlands and Canada accuse Syria of torture under the government of President Bashar al-Assad and are suing the Arab country before the UN World Court of Justice.