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The report, covering the miserable situation accross Syria generally, describes any displacement by YPG/J and SDF as due to military necessity, particularly the mass clearance of IS' indiscriminately laid land mines. It notes some abuses that are very minor in the context of Syria but explicitly rejects ethnic cleansing. By my reckoning these charges have now been rebutted by a Syria National Coalition team, the Syria Observatory for Human Rights and now the UN Commission for Syria. The UN report is available as the latest report http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/IICISyria/Pages/IndependentInternationalCommission.aspx As Kobane-based Kurdish-Australian Hawzhin Azeez activist noted on Facebook: Hawzhin Azeez added 3 new photos. March 14 at 7:53pm ยท The UN Commission for Syria has just released an official statement absolving the YPG and the SDF of systematic and forced displacement and cleansing of Arab villages and communities in the Rojava region. This statement unequivocally dispels allegations made by certain "Human Rights" organisations such as Amnesty International which produced a widely publicized and disseminated report in 2015 accusing the YPG of ethnic discrimination, razing, cleansing and displacement of Arab communities. At the time of the release of the report to date many Leftest organisations and associations accepted the report as unequivocally correct and the YPG, a force which has overwhelmingly fought for the protection of all ethnic and religious groups, particularly ensuring the safety and well being of Arab communities was marked as another violent, oppressive and 'imperialist/colonizing' force- rather than the revolutionary, inclusive and democratic body it has always aimed and aspired to be. Amnesty's false report contributed to ongoing propaganda against Rojava, the Kurds and the YPG and was deeply damaging, furthering the agendas and interests of certain groups and parties, particularly Turkey. If you stand in solidarity with the YPG-YPJ-SDF this report and statement by the UN needs to be circulated widely. Please spread the statement far and wide as this is a rare moment when the truth is spoken, a privilege that we know is not an afforded to us very often. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
