More than 80,000 people have been killed since Syria's uprising against Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011, according to a statistic

Women's International Day in Syria, Violation and abuse against women is one of the most widespread violations of human rights

Syrian Government released one correspondent in front of the Media, and on the other hand killed 168; four of them were tortured to death

Violence against women in Syria: Breaking the silence

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

9 April 2013 - Today, FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) releases a briefing paper entitled, "Violence against women in Syria: Breaking the silence" . Based on meetings with women refugees in Jordan in December 2012, the paper highlights specific forms of violence targeting women in Syria.

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Syria: 15 journalists and media activists killed in March, 153 within two years of the revolution

Media Freedoms Committee at the Syrian Journalists Association

1/4/2013 - The number of media victims in Syria increased to 153 professional and citizen journalists who were killed since the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011. The Media Freedom Committee of the Syrian Journalists Association has documented killing of 15 journalists in March 2013. 10 in Damascus, 3 in Daraa, and 2 in Homs .

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Free Syrian Arab Red Crescent Volunteer Mohammed Atfah

Gulf Centre for Human Rights

Mohammed Atfah

29-Mar-2013.

On 03 February 2013 members of the Army security arbitrarily arrested Mohammed Atfah while he was crossing a checkpoint in his home city of Homs.

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Turkey forces hundreds of Syrian refugees back across border

Amnesty International

Up to 600 Syrian refugees have reportedly been deported by the Turkish authorities in a move that shows a shocking disregard for their safety, Amnesty International said.

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Deadly mortar strike on Damascus University – indiscriminate attacks must end

Amnesty International

28 March 2013 - A Syrian university located in a government-controlled area has been hit with mortar rockets, reportedly killing up to 15 and injuring many more in what Amnesty International branded a serious violation of the laws of war.

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Keep up international pressure against abuses in Syria

Amnesty International

Global pressure must be applied to all parties in the Syrian conflict to abide by international humanitarian and human rights law, Amnesty International said as the League of Arab States gathered in Qatar for a summit and BRICS nations met at a separate event in South Africa.

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Aleppo’s Kweik river, keeps washing up the bodies of men and boys who have been shot in the head at close range. Some have their hands tied behind their backs, some have marks suggesting torture.

Atama camp for the displaced persons in Syria

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Since the onset of the revolutionary movement in Syria, exactly in the mid of March 2011, and after the aggravation of security and military oppressive operations; the Syrians started to leave their homes behind to find more secure and stable places inside Syria.

Integrating transitional justice, security and development

Wilton Park

In association with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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The majority of armed conflicts today occur in countries at low levels of development. Poverty, inequality, and underdevelopment may not in themselves cause armed conflict and human rights abuses, but they can be contributing or enabling factors.

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Mapping Accountability Efforts in Syria

Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) and the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

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The report centered on the “Mapping Accountability Efforts in Syria” report compiled by PILPG and the SJAC. Stewart presented the key findings of the report, which maps and assesses efforts to document information on violations of international criminal, humanitarian, and human rights law in the Syrian conflict.

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Human Rights Violations in Syria (Facts & Figures)

The Syrian Network for Human Rights

Human Rights Violations in Syria (Facts & Figures), Report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights

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5 February 2013

The depth of the Syrian tragedy is poignantly reflected in the accounts of its victims. Their harrowing experiences of survival detail grave human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The destructive dynamics of the civil war not only have an impact on the civilian population but are also tearing apart the country's complex social fabric, jeopardizing future generations and undermining peace and security in the entire region.

UN Human Rights Council: 21st session - Oral intervention: Item 4 – ID on report of COI on Syria

Joint Release

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network and the Syrian Organization for Human Rights (Sawasyah) welcome the report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria and the recommendations therein. We further call for the mandate of the commission to be extended, and for the commission to be allowed access into Syria and surrounding countries, with the purpose of collecting further evidence, in order to ensure that individuals responsible for alleged crimes against humanity, war crimes and other grave violations of international human rights and humanitarian law be held accountable.

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Universal Periodic Review on Syria: UPR Information documents‏

Universal Periodic Review

Responses to Recommendations

SYRIA: Review in the Working Group: 7 October 2011

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Syria’s responses to recommendations (as of 07.03.2012)

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Follow--up:: Civil society KIT

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