The government-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) confirmed on Thursday that Syria had been elected as vice-chair of a committee to prepare the drafting of a United Nations convention on crimes against humanity.
SANA celebrated the election as a sign that the United Nations was aiding in the normalization of Syria’s current regime: an Islamist government run by the leader of the al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) who came to power by toppling longtime dictator Bashar Assad. “Interim” President Ahmed al-Sharaa has repeatedly praised the alleged benefits of an Islamist government and implemented an Islamist constitution on the country in the first months following his seizure of power, despite the presence of a variety of religious minorities in the country.
Ibrahim Olabi,
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