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Syrian Regime behind 2017 toxic attacks

9-April-2020 By shrc_admin

Syrian Regime’s forces dropped chlorine, sarin gas in series of attacks in Hama, report by global chemical weapons watchdog says. The detailed report will likely lead to fresh calls for accountability for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the global chemical weapons watchdog, has explicitly blamed […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, News, Special reports Tagged With: al-jazeera, Chemical weapons, OPCW, Syrian regime

On the International Day of Remembrance of all the Victims of Chemical Warfare

29-November-2019 By shrc_admin

On the International Day of Remembrance of all the Victims of Chemical Warfare, the Syrian people recall the affliction of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, who has used chemical weapons since 2012 about 217 times. Thousands of people have been killed, wounded and disabled, and it is no coincidence that a regime used chemical weapons […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: Chemical weapons, international day, Russian Vetoes

Russia Casts Tenth Veto to Block Inquiry into Al-Assad Crimes

17-November-2017 By admin2

  Russia exercised its right of veto to block a US-drafted resolution to extend the mandate of the international commission of inquiry on Syria, after the resolution had 11 votes in favour by members of the UN Security Council. This is the tenth Russian veto to prevent a resolution that could convict or result in […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, SHRC's Reports, Statements Tagged With: accountability, Chemical weapons, russia, security council

Ninth Russian Veto Disrupts Rights of Chemical Attacks Victims

25-October-2017 By admin2

On Tuesday evening 24/10/2017, The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to take a resolution to extend the mandate of the Commission that investigates the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the parties involved in this, when the Russian Federation (RF) exercised it’s right of veto in the UNSC against the submitted draft resolution. […]

Filed Under: SHRC's Reports, Statements Tagged With: Chemical weapons, internationally prohibited weapons, poisonous gases, Sarin gas, UN Security Council

Four Years After Ghouta’s Chemical Massacre: The Criminals Remain Free

21-August-2017 By admin2

On 21/8/2013, the Eastern Ghouta was subjected to bombing with missiles containing poisonous gases. Within a couple of hours, 1300 people had died and approximately 2000 were suffering from various levels of suffocation. This attack came to be known as one of the worst massacres Syria had seen since the uprisings began in 2011. At […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: arsenal, Bashar al-Assad, Chemical weapons, court, deaths, Eastern Ghouta, extremism, international community, justice, Khan Sheikhoun, Maher al-Asad, massacre, murder, OPCW, Resolution 2118, russia, syria, syrians, trial, UN, United Nations, US, violence, war criminals

EU Releases new Restrictive Measures Against Regime Personell

17-July-2017 By admin2

The European Union has released a list of new measures against military and civil individuals of the Syrian regime. The list includes the name of 16 individuals, eight of whom are military officers and eight of whom are technicians. The EU said that the names were chosen on the basis of the individuals’ involvement in […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: Chemical weapons, Civilians, EU, European Union, measures, Sanctions, Syrian regime

US Financial Sanctions: Specially Designated Nationals List

24-April-2017 By shrc_admin

The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:   ‘ABBAS, Rim, Syria; DOB 25 Mar 1973; nationality Syria; Scientific Studies and Research Center Employee (individual) [SYRIA].   ‘ABBUD, Hikmat, Syria; DOB 01 Jan 1966; nationality Syria; Scientific Studies and Research Center Employee (individual) [SYRIA].   ‘ABD-AL-JALIL, Yahya, Syria; DOB 26 Sep 1960; nationality […]

Filed Under: Documents Tagged With: chemical attacks, Chemical weapons, Sanctions, United States

On the Anniversary of the Chemical Massacre: The Genocide Continues and the Criminals Remain Free

21-August-2016 By admin2

On 21/8/2013, regime forces targeted the areas of Zamalka and Ain Tarma in the Eastern Ghouta and the city of al-Mu’adamiya in the Western Ghouta with rockets laden with chemical substances, killing 1400 people and afflicting hundreds with various types of suffocation. This massacre is considered one of the bloodiest in the series of genocides […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: Chemical weapons, court, crimes against humanity, Ghouta massacre, international community, internationally forbidden weapons, poisonous gases, Syrian regime, victims, war crimes

Five Years of Continuous Violations and Absent Justice

15-March-2016 By admin2

On 15/3/2011, civilian protests erupted in a number of Syrian cities, rapidly spreading to other cities, before transforming into military clashes which took place in parallel with the protests, consequently increasing the level of violence witnessed in the country. This report compiled by SHRC, documents the most prominent of violations witnessed in Syria over the […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Special reports Tagged With: Chemical weapons, children, Civilians, Cluster bombs, displaced people, education sector, enforced disappearances, explosive barrels, five years, health sector, human rights violations, internationally prohibited weapons, ISIS, land mines, media, Nusra Front, Phosphorous weapons, Refugees, russia, Syrian regime, torture, women

Rural Damascus: A heavy file of Massacres, Siege, and War Crimes

20-June-2014 By admin2

Rural Damascus surrounds the capital, Damascus, on all sides, and most of its areas are rural and agricultural. Before the popular uprisings against Bashar al-Assad began in 2011, rural Damascus was home to approximately 2.2 million people. The regime of the previous president, Hafiz al-Assad, had separated rural Damascus from the capital during the seventies […]

Filed Under: Daily reports, Editors choice Tagged With: Chemical weapons, Eastern Ghouta, massacres, rural damascus, siege, war crimes

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