The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has documented the occurrence of 19 massacres in Syria over the last month of 2017. The massacres were distributed geographically, with seven massacres committed in both Idlib and Deir ez-Zor, four in Rif Dimashq and one in Homs. Regime forces committed the most massacres this month with 11, followed […]
SHRC Documents 647 Killings in December 2017
SHRC documented the killing of 647 people in Syria over the last month of 2017, the lowest monthly total this year. For the fourth month in a row, Deir ez-Zor province had the highest number of victims with 181, followed by Ar-Raqqah province with 161 victims, Rif Dimashq province with 142 victims and Idlib province […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 31/12/2017
The total number of victims (which we were able to document) in Syria on Sunday 31/12/2017 reached 33 deaths including three children and two women. Eleven people were killed in Idlib province due to bombing including: Eight in Kafr Sajna town, two in Maarrat Hurmah town and one in Maarrat Al-Nouman. Twelve people were killed […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 30/12/2017
The total number of victims (which we were able to document) in Syria on Saturday 30/12/2017 reached 35 deaths including six children and two women. Twenty-six people were killed in Rif Dimashq province: 19 due to the bombing of the cities and towns of Eastern Ghouta (including 13 victims in Harasta alone), six due to […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 29/12/2017
The total number of victims (which we were able to document) in Syria on Friday 29/12/2017 reached 20 deaths including two children and four women. In Rif Dimashq province ten people were killed: Seven due to the bombing of both Hamouriya and Harasta cities, two due to clashes with regime forces, and one as a […]
New Statistics of Syrian Victims Published
The High Commissioner for Human Rights has published new statistics on the number of victims in Syria, a statistical update which was previously updated annually. In early 2014, the Commissioner announced that it was to stop gathering statistics on the numbers killed in Syria due to the complex situation in the country, adding that the […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 07/08/2014
The death toll in Syria on Thursday 7/08/2014 reached 58 deaths including four children, four women and 15 killed under torture. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs 21 civilians were killed; seven were killed in shelling on the towns of the suburbs, five were shot by regime forces in al-Wifdan camp, two were killed […]
The UN High Commissioner’s Report on Torture in Syria
The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights has issues a detailed report on the use of torture and inhumane methods practised in Syrian Prisons and Centres of detention. The report described a widespread pattern of torture and ill treatment against individuals practised in government controlled areas. However, the report also documented reports concerning the use […]