Whole civilian populations who have suffered horrific sieges and been subjected to intensive bombardments have been given no choice but to leave or die under so-called “reconciliation” agreements between the Syrian government and armed opposition groups, said Amnesty International in a comprehensive new report published today. The government’s campaign of sieges, unlawful killings and forced […]
Amnesty: Terrifying eyewitness video of life in Daraya
Syria: State profits from crimes against humanity as policy of enforced disappearances drives black market
The vast scale and chillingly orchestrated nature of tens of thousands of enforced disappearances by the Syrian government over the past four years is exposed in a new report by Amnesty International published today. Between prison and the grave: Enforced disappearances in Syria reveals that the state is profiting from widespread and systematic enforced disappearances […]
Amnesty International Report Documents PYD Violations
In a report published by Amnesty International, the organisation has said: The Democratic Union Party (PYD)-led autonomous administration in northern Syria is using a crackdown against terrorism and the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) as a pretext to unlawfully detain and unfairly try peaceful critics and civilians believed to be sympathizers or […]
AI: Reversal of UK stance on resettling refugees must inspire wider action on Syria
The UK government’s decision to resettle some of the most vulnerable refugees from Syria should encourage wider action on resettlement by the international community, particularly European and Gulf countries said Amnesty International “The UK’s pledge to offer resettlement places to refugees from Syria is long overdue, but should be widely welcomed as a positive and […]
AI: Syria peace conference must act on allegations of ‘industrial-scale’ torture and killings in custody
Amnesty International: World leaders at the Geneva II peace conference on Syria must demand full access to investigate allegations that 11,000 people have been tortured and killed while in detention in the country and monitor conditions in detention, said Amnesty International. A report by former war crimes prosecutors and forensic experts is based on documents […]
Amnesty: EU failing Syrian refugees
European leaders should “hang their heads with shame” over their treatment of Syrian refugees fleeing the country’s brutal conflict, rights group Amnesty International has said. In a briefing, released on Friday, entitled; “An international failure: The Syrian refugee crisis”, the rights group states that European Union (EU) member states have only offered around 12,000 places […]
Syria: UN team must get full access to investigate chemical weapons claim
Posted: 21 August 2013 ‘What would be the point of having a UN team of experts in the country if they are not allowed to access the sites of the alleged attacks…?’ – Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui In response to the publication of a series of videos apparently showing that chemical weapons have killed scores of […]
Syria: new satellite images show devastation in Aleppo
New satellite images of Aleppo provide the most recent evidence of how the protracted conflict in Syria is resulting in massive human rights violations against the civilian population, Amnesty International said today. The new analysis – one of the most comprehensive satellite image analyses of an active conflict zone to date – shows alarming trends […]
Syria: All civilians at risk of summary killings after massacres in al-Baydah and Banias – new briefing
Posted: 26 July 2013 Eyewitnesses described seeing bodies piled up in the streets and civilians rounded up by pro-government forces ‘[They] brought a big two-litre-size bottle with petrol, poured it over Lou’ay and lit him on fire … they shot him in the head and he collapsed’ – survivor of al-Baydah killings Amnesty has warned […]
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