Introduction:
The Syrian Arab Republic suffers from the spread of conflicts, disputes, civil war and fragile conditions resulting from the faltering paths of political settlement, especially after the events of the so-called Arab Spring, while violent conflicts caused by the proliferation of armed groups increased to an unprecedented level during 2021 and the beginning of 2022. As such, the unilateral and coercive measures imposed by foreign countries on the Syrian government would only increase the suffering of civilians. Although the international humanitarian law imposed restrictions on interference in the affairs of states, many countries continued to impose more economic and political sanctions on the Syrian government, which would exacerbate the deadly consequences they are subjected to, particularly at the level of economic and social rights such as the right to food, the right to development and the right to work. 12 million people suffer from food insecurity, and 14.6 million Syrians need humanitarian assistance in 2022.
Amidst all this, over-compliance with the sanctions by companies and banking agencies puts the Syrian people under constant suffering because of the fear of these companies from dealing with the Syrian authorities, including commercial entities and civil society organizations, which results in a shortage of basic needs for citizens. Despite the exception of humanitarian and medical services and the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people from sanctions, many banks and companies, including pharmaceutical and medical ones around the world, are excessively complying with the sanctions for fear of possible penalties that may be imposed on them. Therefore, they refuse to finance exempt trade or conduct parallel transactions with all Syrian commercial entities, which ultimately leads to stopping the commercial activity of the various companies that provide basic services to citizens.
It is worth noting that families across Syria face unprecedented levels of inability to access basic services as well as a lack of medical and educational services, due to the continued imposition of coercive unilateral measures by major countries on the Syrian government, as well as excessive compliance by the major companies and institutions to the sanctions imposed for fear of sanctions being applied to them. For this reason, these sanctions have become a collective punishment that constitutes unfathomable suffering for all segments of the Syrian people.
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