The Jobar district of Damascus was bombed with poisonous gases on Thursday evening, leading to many cases of suffocation amongst both fighters and civilians in the district, which falls under the control of armed opposition battalions. The Arbeen Surgical Hospital reviewed four cases of suffocation, one whom died immediately upon being given first aid, whilst […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 06/08/2015
The death toll in Syria on Thursday 06/08/2015 reached 34 deaths, among them four children. In Aleppo 16 civilians were killed; four in shelling on Bustan al-Basha (in the city) and Darra Azza (in the suburbs), six in clashes with ISIS, four in clashes with government forces and two in a mine explosion, planted […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 21/07/2015
The death toll in Syria on Tuesday 21/07/2015 reached 71 deaths including seven children, seven women and five killed under torture. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs, 23 civilians were killed; 11 in clashes with government forces, eight in shelling on al-Maqilibiya, Arbeen and al-Zabdani, two due inhaling poisonous gases, one shot by […]
Poisonous Gas Bombing in Rural Idlib
A helicopter dropped a barrel containing chlorine gas on the village of Mashmishan (eastern rural Jisr al-Shaghour), leading to the suffocation of more than 40 civilians. The village has been subjected to a number of poisonous gas attacks, most recently on 15/05/2015, which led to the suffocation of approximately 20 civilians.
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 02/05/2015
The death toll in Syria on Saturday 02/05/2015 reached 49 deaths including, 14 children, three women and three killed under torture. Deir Azzour witnessed the killings of 16 civilians, 15 in warplane shelling on the village of al-Hatila and the Old Airport district and one in clashes with government forces. In Aleppo, eight civilians were […]
Documenting the Victims of March 2015
The Syrian Human Rights committee documented the killings of 1670 civilians in March 2015 across various Syrian provinces. The causes of their deaths include: inhaling poisonous gases, bombing of explosive barrels, clashes with government forces and ISIS, and the siege imposed by government forces on eastern Ghouta and southern Damascus. SHRC also documented the […]
Poisonous Gas Attack on Sarmin and Qaminas
Regime helicopters dropped four poisonous explosive barrels on Monday evening on the town of Sarmin and the village of Qaminas (rural Idlib), killing six civilians including a man, his wife and their three children and 70 civilians transferred to the field hospital due to suffocation. The field hospital was later evacuated due to the […]
Daily Reports on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 16/03/2015
The death toll in Syria on Monday 16/03/2015 reached 46 deaths including nine children, eight women and 17 killed under torture, ten of them identified through leaked photographs. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs 18 civilians were killed; ten in shelling and eight under torture in government prisons among them a woman and six […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 04/11/2014
The total death toll in Syria on Tuesday 04/11/2014 reached 53 deaths including seven children, six women, two killed under torture and four in field executions. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs ten were killed; among them were two children due to shelling, three in clashes with government forces and two were executed on […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 25/10/2014
The total death toll in Syria on Saturday 25/10/2015 reached 51 deaths including 18 children, three women, three killed under torture, one from poisonous gases and a journalist. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs 14 civilians were killed; 11 in shelling on the towns of al-Ghouta and eight were killed in shelling on the […]