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SHRC documents the killing of 161 people in March

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The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has documented the killing of 161 people in Syria during the month of March 2020, including (21) children, (11) women, and (12) people killed under torture. The Syrian regime forces killed 55 people, Russian warplanes killed (35) people, while the Kurdish militia killed (6) people, and both the Turkish […]

Syrian Regime continues to deny the Corona virus crisis

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Doctor Emad Taher Ismail was killed days after talking about the outbreak of the virus in Syria   Syrian Regime continues to deny the Corona virus crisis 21-March-2020 At a time when most countries of the world are taking exceptional and unprecedented measures to deal with the spread of Corona virus, the Syrian regime insists […]

Ninth anniversary of the Syrian Uprising: joint statement

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SHRC is not responsible about the content Press release Ninth anniversary of the Syrian Uprising: joint statement The governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States have issued a joint statement on the ninth anniversary of the Syrian uprising. Published 15 March 2020 From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab […]

Five Civilians Killed in a Bombing in Afrin

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Afrin city was shelled from areas controlled by SDF  Afrin city in Aleppo countryside was hit on Wednesday noon, by artillery shelling from the areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which resulted in the death of 5 civilians, including two children, and the injury of 7 others. The shells landed near the Dersem […]

Call on the European Union Human Rights Court to investigate the Greek violence towards the asylum seekers

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some practices of Greek authorities with Syrian Asylum seekers on the Turkish borders The Syrian Human Rights Committee called on the European Union Human Rights Court to open an investigation into the Greek authorities’ violence and illegal practices against asylum seekers on its borders with Turkey. The SHRC media spokesman added that the Greek authorities […]

The first in the world: Germany prosecutes two Syrian intelligence officers accused of “crimes against humanity”

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A German court has announced that the hearings of two former Syrian intelligence officers accused of participating in “crimes against humanity” will begin in April. Legal activists at the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights said that this legal procedure is the first of its kind in the world that relates to torture carried […]

Urgent appeal to arrest and prosecute those involved in crimes against humanity in Syria

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Senior Syrian regime officers responsible for crimes against humanity The Syrian Human Rights Committee calls on the governments across the world to arrest and prosecute those involved in crimes against humanity in Syria on their soil, including security officers and elements, shabiha, and economic supporters of the Syrian regime, and also calls on Syrian citizens […]

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

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https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/statusofrefugees.aspx Convention relating to the Status of Refugees Adopted on 28 July 1951 by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened under General Assembly resolution 429 (V) of 14 December 1950 Entry into force: 22 April 1954, in accordance with article 43 Preamble The High Contracting Parties, […]

“Syria Response Coordinators” team reports on the situation of Syrian northwest

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The Syria Response Coordinators team released a statistic documenting the humanitarian situation in north western Syria between November 2019 and March 8, as the region was subjected to violent military attacks by Assad’s forces, supporting militia and major backing by Russian warplanes. The team documented the killing of 701 civilians due to Assad militia and […]