SHRC documented one victim only in Syria today. Hamd al-Khalaf al-Abd al-Musa was deliberately killed at the hands of militia in the province of Deir Az-Zor, following their arrest of him, accusing him of carrying out the explosion that took place in the town of al-Shaheel. This is despite the fact that eye witnesses said […]
810 Killed in First Half of Ramadan
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has documented the killing of 810 people during the first half of the current month of Ramadan, the majority of whom were killed in bombing by Russian and Syrian regime war planes. This is in addition to clashes between battalions of the armed opposition, ISIS and the Syrian regime. […]
ISIS Implements Barbaric Acts of Killing
ISIS has implemented further illegal acts of killing, using unprecedented methods, new to the organisation itself. Within the last four days, ISIS has released videos documenting a number of crimes committed by its members. In a video released on 22/6/2015 named “And if you return, we will return”, three different acts of killing using new […]
Foreign Militias in Syria: International Disregard and Sectarian Mobilisation
Over the past two days, armed opposition brigades in Busra al-Hareer (Daraa) have captured Asian fighters from among the ranks of pro-Syrian regime forces, thought to have come from former USSR countries. Since 2012 and until now, armed opposition brigades have captured and killed Iranian, Afghan, Russian, Pakistani and African mercenaries, in addition to fighters […]
The Death of Childhood: ISIS child Executes Alleged Israeli Spy
ISIS has published a video in which a 19 year old youth from Jerusalem, who said he was an Israeli spy, was executed. The video- which is approximately 10 minutes long- shows an armed man speaking in French, who introduces the youth as Mohammed Said Ismail Musallam. His Israeli passport is shown just before the […]
ISIS Kills Childhood: A special report on the Violations committed by ISIS against children in Syria
Since its inception, a record number of human rights violations of all kinds have been documented against ISIS, making it a subject of global interest. This is especially in the light of its stereotypical depiction as an “extreme Islamic organisation”, in addition to the paid campaigns pushed by the Syrian regime and its supporters as […]
A Bloody Day in Aleppo with Regime and ISIS Attacks
Aleppo witnessed another bloody day today, in which helicopters released 23 barrels on the city and its suburbs in addition to conducting warplane airstrikes. This was alongside ISIS attacks on the eastern and northern countryside of the city. A helicopter released an explosive barrel on the street of the Ibrahim al-Khaleel Mosque in the al-Sha’aar […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 28/12/2013
One hundred and twenty-eight civilians were killed in Syria on Thursday 28/11/2013, among them twelve women and seventeen children. The city of Aleppo witnessed the highest death toll of 41 civilians, among them 14 (including two women and seven children) that died in shelling on the Qadi Askar district, and six others (including three women […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 16/11/2013
Seventy-four civilians were killed on Saturday 16/11/2013, among them ten women and eight children. The largest number killed were from the city of Aleppo in which 23 were killed, among them two from al-Mashad, two from al-Ansari and two from Karm al-Maysar that were killed in shelling, and two that were killed by sniper fire. […]
Daily Report on Human Rights Violations in Syria: 9/11/2013
Seventy-five civilians were killed in Syria on Saturday 9/11/2013, among them 12 women and six children. A third of those killed were from the city of Aleppo, in which 26 were killed, among them six (including a woman and three children) who perished as a result of the shelling on Al-Haidariyah district in addition to […]