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Sixteen Detainees Released in Prisoner Swap Deal

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Sixteen detainees were released today in Idlib by the Syrian regime, as part of a prisoner swap with the Nusra Front. Among those released were eight women. Neither the Syrian regime, not the Nusra Front released any information on the prisoner swap and the mediator which organised it. The names of those released are: 1. […]

Six Killed after Explosive Barrel drops on al-Ma’aadi, Aleppo

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Six civilians from al-Ma’aadi district in Aleppo were killed today after helicopters dropped an explosive barrel on the busy and overcrowded district. The names of the victims are: 1. Hasnaa’ Hamami (35 years) and her children Mohammed, Ghazal and Ali 2. Mohammed ‘Ak (10 years) 3. Ghazal ‘Ak (4 years) 4. Ali ‘Ak (2 years) […]

Documenting the Victims of May 2015

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SHRC documented the killing of 1766 people in May 2015 across the various provinces in Syria due to reasons ranging from bombing or clashes with regime forces to field executions, death due to the siege, inhaling chlorine gas, snipers, or even from the Turkish Gendarmerie whilst attempting to cross the border, or due to mortar […]

Three years on the Houla Massacre

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On 25/5/2012, a group of Shabiha thugs protected by units of the Syrian army carried out a massacre in the town of al-Houla and other nearby villages, especially the village of Taldu, killing 109 people and injuring approximately 300. The majority of the victims were women and children, killed in their homes with the use […]

International Alliance Air Raid Massacres Mostly Children and Women

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International alliance air raids on the village of Bir Mahaly (rural Aleppo) have killed tens of civilians and injured dozens of others, the majority of them women and children. The shelling occurred after midnight on Friday when a civilian area under ISIS control was targeted. The majority of the injured were transferred to nearby hospitals […]

Two years on Jdaidat al-Fadl: One of the Worst War Crimes Committed in Syria

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On 21/4/2013, Syrian army forces accompanied by Iraqi and Lebanese militias raided Jdaidat Artooz al-Fadl- a town situated in the Qatna area of rural Damascus- committing a massacre against families through the use of white and small weapons  at close range. Five hundred and sixty six civilians were killed, the majority of them women and […]

Eid al-Adha 2014 victims

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The number of victims in Syria during Eid al-Adha 2014 rose to a shocking 243 civilians, among them 22 children and 10 women. Sixty-seven were killed due to bombing with explosive barrels by warplanes, mortar shells and shelling. In addition, 140 people were killed in clashes between opposition and regime forces, and nine were killed […]

The Right to Education: Present and Future Violations

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The right to education forms a fundamental axiom of the rights of children adopted by the International Law of Human Rights due to the far reaching effects this right has on the life and future of a child, as well as the effects it has on the society that the child lives in at large. […]

Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 25/9/2014

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Thirty-four civilians were killed in Syria on Thursday 25/9/2014, among them five children, three women and seven killed under torture. In Damascus and its suburbs, 14 were killed, including six that perished due to bombing on the city of Douma and Ain Turma, among them two women and a child. Two were also killed in […]