Events in Syria

I have been shocked at the events taking place in Syria. The repression of innocent people is deplorable.

The international community must work together to stop this, however the lack of agreement at the UN Security Council was disappointing. Russia and China chose to veto the latest UN resolution despite it being amended to accommodate their original concerns.

The Arab league made the decision to suspend Syria back in November, and have since imposed many economic sanctions including the freezing of Syrian government assets in Arab countries.

The European Union has also taken action through economic sanctions with 11 rounds of sanctions against the regime and an arms embargo.

Despite these positive moves, more must be done to send a clear message to the Syrian government that such repression and violence is unacceptable.