The total number of victims documented by SHRC in Syria today were four people, including two children and a lady. Three people were killed in Homs in the al-Burkan camp due to lack of medical care and the blockade of the camp by regime forces who are denying the camp access to food items. Two […]
UN enters non- Food Assistance into Daraya
The United Nations has managed to enter a convoy of humanitarian assistance into Daraya (rural Damascus) on Wednesday, with the convoy being the first assistance to enter the besieged city since its blockade began in November 2012. The convoy included medicines and vaccines, although no food items were included. Regime forces and their foreign allies […]
UN Delegation Visits Daraya After Three Years
A delegation of the United Nations entered the besieged city of Daraya (rural Damascus) today, in order to assess the needs of the residents and listen to their requests. The delegation met with various civil actors, and visited the sole field hospital in the city, walking through its different departments and witnessing the difficulties faced […]
Humanitarian Assistance Enters Besieged Madaya
A convoy of the Red Crescent, including a mobile surgery, has arrived to the town of Madaya in rural Damascus in order to inspect some of the ill and transfer them to Damascus for treatment. At the same time, several lorries of aid led by the Red Crescent have entered the areas of Kafraya and […]
SHRC documents 1641 Killings during November 2015
SHRC documented the killing of 1641 civilians in November 2015 across the various provinces of Syria. The reasons behind the killings ranged from Russian and Syrian regime war plane bombings, as well as that of the international alliance, to clashes against Syrian regime forces, ISIS and Kurdish militias. This is in addition to summary executions […]
Mu’adamiyat al-Sham Completely Besieged
Sixteen days following the partial closure of crossings in Mu’adamiyat al-Sham, Syrian regime forces have strengthened their blockade over the city in rural Damascus. Today, regime forces constructed sand barriers four metres high on the sole crossing which links the city with the capital, Damascus. It also set up barricades and fortifications on the eastern […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 15/04/2015
The death toll in Syria on Wednesday 15/04/2015 reached 48 deaths including, 14 children, three women and two killed under torture. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs, 19 civilians were killed; 11 in shelling on Zabdeen in rural Damascus (among them five children) and three shot by a government sniper. Furthermore, two were killed […]
Daily Reports on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 18/03/2014
The death toll on 18/03/2014 reached 86 deaths including four women and 16 children. Forty were killed in Aleppo, including ten killed in shelling on Sad al-Laws neighbourhood and six in Karam al-Beek district. In Damascus and it suburbs, 17 were killed including six killed in shelling on the town of Yalda (Rural Damascus) and […]
Daily Reports on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 16/03/2014
The death toll on Sunday 16/03/2014 reached 67 deaths, including ten women and 18 children. Damascus and its suburbs witnessed killings, including 15 killed in the bombing of explosive barrels on Raas al-Ma’rra (Rural Damascus), six killed in the targeting of a bus carrying them on the road to Rankous and three in al-Hajar al-Aswad […]
Daily Reports on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 5/03/2014
The death toll on Wednesday 5/03/2014 reached 59 deaths including two women and seven children. The largest number of deaths was recorded in the city of Damascus, where 20 people were killed, including five killed as a result of the bombing on al-Atiba (Rural Damascus). In Aleppo 18 people were killed, including six civilians died […]