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On The International Day of Forcibly Disappeared Detainees

30-August-2020 By shrc_admin

The United Nations adopted the 30th of August every year as an International Day for Detained and Forcibly Disappeared Persons, but this accreditation did not stop the tyrannical regimes, especially the Syrian regime, from arresting and forcibly disappearing civilians, so that neither their families nor their legal representatives knew where they were being held, the […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: Day of Forcibly Disappeared, Syrian regime, United Nations

Four Years After Ghouta’s Chemical Massacre: The Criminals Remain Free

21-August-2017 By admin2

On 21/8/2013, the Eastern Ghouta was subjected to bombing with missiles containing poisonous gases. Within a couple of hours, 1300 people had died and approximately 2000 were suffering from various levels of suffocation. This attack came to be known as one of the worst massacres Syria had seen since the uprisings began in 2011. At […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: arsenal, Bashar al-Assad, Chemical weapons, court, deaths, Eastern Ghouta, extremism, international community, justice, Khan Sheikhoun, Maher al-Asad, massacre, murder, OPCW, Resolution 2118, russia, syria, syrians, trial, UN, United Nations, US, violence, war criminals

National Assembly Adopts Resolution for Accountability Mechanism in Syria

22-December-2016 By admin2

The United Nations National Assembly adopted a resolution to establish a mechanism investigating the war crimes committed in Syria. The decree was supported by 105 states, opposed by 15, whilst 52 countries abstained from voting. The resolution has set a precedent, being the first time in which a mechanism for investigation in a particular country […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: courts, criminal law, general assembly, General Secretary, human rights abuses, independent mechanism, International Independent Investigation Committee, international law, investigation, syria, United Nations, violations, war crimes

Humanitarian Aid Enters al-Wa’ar

26-October-2016 By admin2

A United Nations Aid convoy has entered the besieged district of al-Wa’ar in the city of Homs. According to the UN, the convoy contains aid for approximately 70,000 people. The aid convoy is part of a plan being implemented by the UN for this month- and which was agreed upon by the regime on 13/10/2016- […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: aid convoy, al-wa'ar, al-Waer, besieged, besieged areas, Homs, siege, United Nations

Humanitarian Aid Enters Al-Houla

24-October-2016 By admin2

A convoy of humanitarian aid including 38 trucks carrying medical and nutritional aid, entered the city of al-Houla in rural Homs today. The convoy was sent by the United Nations, the Syrian Red Crescent, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Today’s convoy is part of the plan for the upcoming month, which aims to […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: al-Houla, humanitarian aid, International committee of the Red Cross, rural Homs, syrian red crescent, United Nations

The Ceasefire: A Step in the Right Direction

15-September-2016 By admin2

The American-Russian ceasefire, which was signed on 10/9/2016, has been extended by a further 48 hours, after completing its third day today. During these last three days, Syria has witnessed a large drop in the number of victims, after an almost complete stop in the activities of war planes and helicopters on residential areas. The […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: agreement, aid, ceasefire, convoys, international community, shrc, syria, Syrian regime, UN, United Nations, victims, war planes

Aid Convoy Enters the Eastern Ghouta

19-June-2016 By admin2

A humanitarian aid convoy of the United Nations and the Syrian Red Crescent has entered the towns of Kafrbatna, Hiza, Hamouria, Ain Tarma, Bait Siwa and al-Iftirees in the Eastern Ghouta. The convoy, which is made up of 40 lorries, contains food items enough to feed 25,000 people according to the Syrian Red Crescent.

Filed Under: Editors choice, Statements Tagged With: convoy, Eastern Ghouta, humanitarian aid, syrian red crescent, United Nations

Regime Forces Prevent Arrival of First Humanitarian Convoy into Daraya

13-May-2016 By admin2

Regime forces and their foreign allies prevented the United Nations and Red Crescent from entering a convoy of humanitarian assistance into Daraya (rural Damascus). The convoy was supposed to be the first to enter Daraya since the siege which was enforced on the city in November 2012. The International Committee of the Red Cross had […]

Filed Under: Statements Tagged With: checkpoint, convoy, Daraya, fourth division, humanitarian assistance, International committee of the Red Cross, mortar shells, prevented entry, regime forces, siege, syrian red crescent, United Nations

Two years on the Ghouta Massacre: A Crime with no Criminals!

21-August-2015 By admin2

Today marks the second anniversary of the largest massacre in Syria within the last five years, when Zamalka and Ain Tarma in the Eastern Ghouta, and al-Muadamiyyah in the western Ghouta were targeted with missiles loaded with chemical substances, killing 1400 people and leaving hundreds suffering from various levels of suffocation. This massacre took place […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, News Tagged With: Ghouta chemical massacre, international law, organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons, United Nations, victims, war criminals

New Statistics of Syrian Victims Published

25-August-2014 By admin2

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 […]

Filed Under: Editors choice, News, Statements Tagged With: compilation, High Commissioner for Human Rights, report, statistics, syrian victims, United Nations

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