On Tuesday evening 24/10/2017, The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to take a resolution to extend the mandate of the Commission that investigates the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the parties involved in this, when the Russian Federation (RF) exercised it’s right of veto in the UNSC against the submitted draft resolution. […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 19/07/2017
The death toll in Syria on Wednesday 19/07/2017 reached 77 deaths including 22 children and ten women. A staggering 40 civilians were killed in Ar-Raqqah; 21 in international alliance shelling, 15 as a result of Russian shelling on the towns of Ma’dan and Zur Shamr, two in mine explosions remnants of ISIS in the […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 14/04/2017
The death toll in Syria on Friday 14/04/2017 reached 50 deaths including two children and a woman. In Idlib, 11 civilians were killed; five in shelling on the town of al-Sukariya, two in clashes with government forces, two in a car bomb explosion in al-Dana, two in clashes with government forces, and one from […]
Khan Sheikhoon Victims in Steady Increase
The death toll of the Khan Sheikhoon massacre, committed by Syrian regime war planes on Wednesday, is currently standing at 83 victims, amongst them 28 children and 19 women. This death toll is not final, and will most likely continue to rise. Names of victims identified include: Ibrahim Mohammed Hasan al-Yusuf Ahmed Ibrahim al-Yusuf Ahmed […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 05/04/2017
The death toll in Syria on Wednesday 05/04/2017 reached 47 deaths including five children and three women. In rural Damascus, 12 civilians were killed; seven in shelling on Saqba, three in clashes with government forces, one in international alliance shelling in Ar-Raqqah, and one shot by a regime sniper. Hama witnessed the killings of […]
War Planes Target Hospital and Civil Defence in Khan Sheikhoon
War Planes targeted the civil defence centre of Khan Sheikhoon in rural Idlib, injuring a number of staff and causing moderate damage to a number of equipment. War planes also targeted the al-Rahma hospital in the city, injuring a number of hospital staff and causing damage to hospital equipment. These attacks took place shortly after […]
Poisonous Gas Bombs Dropped on Khan Sheikhoon
Helicopters targeted the city of Khan Sheikhoon in rural Idlib with explosive barrels laden with a poisonous gas believed to be Sarin. According to primary data released by the civil defence, the number of those injured exceed 100. This is whilst the number of victims has not yet been confirmed.
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 04/04/2017
The death toll in Syria on Wednesday 04/04/2017 reached 166 deaths including 39 children and 20 women. A staggering 100 civilians were killed in Idlib; 51 suffocated from warplane bombing containing Sarin poisonous gas, 37 in Russian shelling targeting Salqeen, seven in shelling on Jisr al-Shaghour, four in shelling on Saraqib, and two in […]
December 2016: 1440 Killed in Syria
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) documented the killing of 1440 people in December 2016, among them 296 children, 126 women, and 12 killed under torture. According to SHRC, Russian bombing was responsible for 184 deaths, whilst Turkish bombing killed 152 and bombing by the international alliance killed 105. SHRC also documented the killing of […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 11/04/2015
The death toll in Syria on Saturday 11/04/2015 reached 57 deaths including, 16 children and 11 women. A staggering 42 civilians were killed in Aleppo; 19 in explosive barrel bombings on al-Ma’adi neighbourhood, 11 in heavy missiles targeting al-Salimaniya neighbourhood, three in explosive barrel bombings on al-Firdaws neighbourhood and four in explosive barrel bombing on […]