Jurists and journalists call on Biden to lift the sanctions imposed on the Syrian people

A group of human rights defenders and journalists working on human rights issues in the United States called on US President Joe Biden to lift the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the Syrian people.

The signatories of the letter addressed to Biden on the occasion of his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States indicated the need to lift all forms of sanctions.

They called for lifting  sanctions on imports and the transport of goods, especially those related to food, agriculture, oil derivatives, fertilizers, equipment, spare parts and medicines in all their human and veterinary forms, and to allow financial transfers.

In their letter, they said  that most of the Syrian infrastructure, such as hospitals, health centers, power stations, and schools, which were  completely destroyed by terrorism , are impossible to repair as a result of these American sanctions.

The signatories pointed out that the US army occupies  most of the Syrian oil fields and prevents oil derivatives from reaching the Syrian people.

The occupation of oil fields led to a severe shortage of oil derivatives and a shortage of electric power, which led to the closure of many small projects upon which entire families lived.

O. al-Mohammad