(New York, June 24, 2013) – Syrian military and pro-government forces known as shabiha have arbitrarily detained female opposition activists as well as female relatives and neighbors of pro-opposition activists and fighters, and in a number of cases, subjected them to torture and sexual abuse, Human Rights Watch said today.
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
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The conflict in Syria has reached new levels of brutality. This report documents for the first
time the systematic imposition of sieges, the use of chemical agents and forcible
displacement. War crimes, crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations
continue apace. Referral to justice remains paramount.
Grave and ongoing violations of women’s rights in the context of the conflict in Syria
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10 May 2013 – The rise of the Baath Party to power in Syria in 1963 was accompanied by serious human
rights violations, particularly as a result of the implementation of a state of emergency which
granted state security services de facto impunity for nearly fifty years before it was finally
formally lifted in 2011.
Impunity in Syria
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10 May 2013 – The rise of the Baath Party to power in Syria in 1963 was accompanied by serious human
rights violations, particularly as a result of the implementation of a state of emergency which
granted state security services de facto impunity for nearly fifty years before it was finally
formally lifted in 2011. In February 1982, Syrian military forces, specifically the Saraya
Defense Brigades, committed massacres and other serious violations amounting to crimes
against humanity in the cities of Hama, Jisr Shoughour and Aleppo
The most heinous crime of the modern era: Banyas massacre: blatant Ethnic cleansing in Syria
Atama camp for the displaced persons in Syria
Atama camp for the displaced persons in Syria
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.
Mapping Accountability Efforts in Syria
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.
New Interactive Website, Report Chronicle Syrian Enablers and U.S. Options to Stop Them
March 15, 2013 – Washington, D.C. – Today marks two years since the start of the Syrian uprising that has claimed nearly 70,000 lives, caused over one millions refugees to flee the country and sparked an international debate about how the world should respond to ongoing atrocities.
OBS Annual Report 2013: Violations of the right of NGOs to funding – from harassment to criminalization
5 March 2013 – In its newly published Annual Report, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders focuses on a new setback impeding the work of human rights defenders.