Syria: Aerial Attacks Strike Civilians, 59 Unlawful Attacks Documented in Northern Syria

April 10, 2013 - (Aleppo) – The Syrian Air Force has repeatedly carried out indiscriminate, and in some cases deliberate, air strikes against civilians. These attacks are serious violations of international humanitarian law (the laws of war), and people who commit such violations with criminal intent are responsible for war crimes.

Violence against women in Syria: Breaking the silence

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.

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

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 .

DCHRS | Casualties Report | Total Deaths: 135 | Monday 01-04-2013

The Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies documented on Monday 01-04-2013 (135) one hundred and thirty five victims who were killed in several cities across Syria, most of them fell in Damascus, its suburbs, Homs, and Idlib. Also the center documented seven Palestinian victims.

Free Syrian Arab Red Crescent Volunteer Mohammed Atfah

Mohammed Atfah

29-Mar-2013.

Turkey forces hundreds of Syrian refugees back across border

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.

Deadly mortar strike on Damascus University – indiscriminate attacks must end

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.

Keep up international pressure against abuses in Syria

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.

BRICS: Take Concrete Steps to Help Syria’s People, Call for Open Borders, End to Indiscriminate Attacks on Civilians

March 26, 2013 - (Johannesburg) – The BRICS countries should call for an end to indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian-populated areas in Syria [2], and insist that cluster munitions and incendiary weapons should not be used. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are meeting in Durban for the annual BRICS summit on March 26 and 27, 2013. 

All sides must stop attacks on civilians

22 March 2013 - Amnesty International called on all parties to the Syrian armed conflict to abide by international humanitarian law and end attacks which target or indiscriminately kill and injure civilians after dozens were killed and injured in an explosion in a Damascus mosque on 21 March 2013.