The Syrian crisis is close to folding its sixth year, having achieved unprecedented levels of crime committed by state apparatus, whether Syrian, Russian, or Iranian, or the entities which work under the care and protection of these states, such as Iranian, Lebanese, Iraqi and Afghani militias. In parallel to the state crimes organised by the […]
Five Years of Continuous Violations and Absent Justice
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 […]
Security Council Agree on Ceasefire in Syria
The Security Council has unanimously agreed on a resolution offered by the USA and Russia for a ceasefire in Syria, starting on midnight of Saturday, 27/2/2016. Resolution 2268 cited that “forces of the Syrian Government and those supporting it, as communicated to the Russian Federation, and the Syrian armed opposition groups, as communicated to the […]
International Report: Systemised Torture Designed to Kill in Syrian Regime Prisons
The Independent International Committee of Inquiry on Syria has published a specialised report concerning acts of mass killing which detainees of the Syrian regime are subjected to, amounting to “extermination” – as it called it- of the civilian population, which is a crime against humanity. The inquiry commission, which works for the UN, called on […]
Russian Journalist Team Injured in Syria
The official Russian channel “Russia Today” has announced that its correspondent Sargon Hidaya, the correspondent of “ART English” Roman Kosarev, and the correspondent of “Taas” agency Alexander Aalistratov, have all been injured in Syria. This happened when the vehicle transporting them in al-Daghmashliah on the route towards Jabal Zweik in rural Latakkia was attacked with […]
Syrian and Russian War Planes Target Idlib and Cause Massacre in Sarmeen
Towns and villages of rural Idlib were subjected to violent attacks by war planes and helicopters, resulting in the death of at least 13 people. War planes, thought to be Russian, targeted residential areas of Sarmeen, in Idlib. After the arrival of members of the civil defence to rescue the injured from beneath the rubble, […]
Air Strikes Target Al-Marj and causes Civilian Deaths
War planes, assumed to belong to Russia, carried out at least ten air strikes on the area of Marj al-Sultan in rural Damascus, leading to the death of nine civilians and injuring dozens of others. The attack on Marj al-Sultan came at the same time as attacks on the cities of Harasta, al-Qantara, al-Nashabiah, Noula, […]
Documenting the Victims of September 2015
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has documented the killing of 1574 people during September 2015. The primary cause behind the deaths was the targeting of popular markets in Syrian cities and towns during peak times, in addition to clashes with the Syrian regime and with ISIS. The various executions committed by ISIS, international alliance […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 01/10/2015
The death toll in Syria on Thursday 01/10/2015 reached 27 deaths including two children, three women and five killed under torture. In Idlib, nine civilians were killed, eight in Russian warplane shelling on al-Habeet, Baylun and Jisr al-Shaghour, and one under torture in a government prison. Deir Azzour witnessed the killings of five civilians, […]
Russian Air Force Begins raids in Syria by Committing Massacres in Homs
Military aircrafts believed to be Russian have carried out a number of raids against several areas in the northern suburbs of Homs, leading to the death of 36 civilians so far. According to activists in Homs suburbs, the raiding aircrafts are different from those of the regime’s which they used to observe. Eye witnesses have […]