waves of displacements from Idlib’s towns towards the north Idlib province is witnessing a big wave of displacement as a result of the military campaign carried out by the regime forces backed by Russian warplanes on the province since the beginning of this month, and which was escalated significantly during the past week. According to […]
New wave of displacement in Deir ez-Zor
The towns of Sousse, Albaghouz and Al-Shoufa in Deir ez-Zor have witnessed the displacement of hundreds of families due to the fighting raging in their areas between the Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by the international coalition, on the one hand, and ISIS on the other. Civilians headed towards the areas under the control of the […]
Displacement of Eastern Ghouta residents continues
The military operations carried out by the Syrian regime and its backing foreign allies in the Eastern Ghouta have led to the displacement of some 50,000 people since March 11, 2018, according to UN estimates. The process of systematic displacement continued on the basis of the agreements reached between the armed factions controlling the various […]
Syria: ‘Surrender or starve’ strategy displacing thousands amounts to crimes against humanity
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 […]
UN Stops Relief Drops on Deir Azzour
The UN has decided to stop its programme of dropping relief on Deir Azzour via air- a programme in which food and other relief items were dropped five days of the week for three continuous years, reaching approximately 100,000 people who were living under a siege imposed by ISIS. Recently, regime forces broke the siege […]
Education: Continuous Violations and a Generation Lost
The right to education forms one of the foundations of the rights of children and guarantees the enabling of the system of human rights for children, since it ensures the maintenance of their social, economic, and even civil and political rights. The convention on the rights of the child has addressed the right to education […]
The Right to Education: Present and Future Violations
The right to education forms a fundamental axiom of the rights of children adopted by the International Law of Human Rights due to the far reaching effects this right has on the life and future of a child, as well as the effects it has on the society that the child lives in at large. […]
Aleppo: the Destruction of a city under the Auspices of the International Community
The city of Aleppo has been subjected to continuous and routine attacks since August 2012, transforming large neighbourhoods of the city into concrete dumps, and causing over a million inhabitants to flee. According to the last government census in 2012, 4.6 million civilians live in Aleppo and its rural areas, making it the province with […]