Documentation of the Syrian regime’s human rights violations in various Syrian provinces on the day of 24/8/2012
SNHR| Syria| Casualties Report| August 24, 2012
The Syrian Network for Human Rights had documented 227 deaths, including 16 women and 8 children. That, in addition to the shelling of a residential building in Dier Alzoor that caused 40 deaths.
SNHR | Syria| Violations of Human Rights| August 23, 2012
Documentation of the Syrian Regime’s violations of human rights in various Syrian provinces on 23/8/2012.
Bashar Al-Assad’s War on Syria’s Children
Scarred by fighting and violence, a generation of traumatized kids is paying the real price of the conflict. By Mike Giglio.
by Mike Giglio | August 23, 2012 4:45 AM EDT
“We have an injured guy, and the situation is very dangerous: His hand is amputated and his leg is also amputated,” says the kneeling eight-year-old boy, as he fastens a clothespin to the sleeve of his younger brother’s shirt. “Now we bring him to Turkey.”
How the Syrian Revolution Became Militarized
Sharif Abdel Kouddous | August 23, 2012
Zabadani, Syria—Emad Khareeta says he had no choice but to defect. The 23-year-old member of the Free Syrian Army stands outside his family home in a deserted section of town. Shards of concrete and glass litter the ground, the result of nearby shelling. The street is dark and quiet, Emad’s face only discernible in the glow of his cigarette. He tells his story slowly.
SNHR| Syria| Casualties Report| August 23, 2012
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented on Thursday: 23/8,2012 the death of 208 people, including 15 women,10 children, and one death due to torture.
SNHR | Syria| Violations Report | August 22, 2012
Documentation of the Syrian regime’s violations of human rights in various Syrian provinces on the day of Wednesday, August 22, 2012.
Civilians bearing the brunt in the battle for Aleppo
23 August 2012
Civilians are increasingly bearing the brunt of the violence in the bitter battle between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters for control of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and the country’s economic capital. The Syrian government forces’ increasingly frequent use of aircrafts and artillery to strike residential areas is further exposing civilian residents to harm.
SNHR | Syria| Casualties Report| August 22 2012
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented on August 22, 2012 the death of one hundred eighty three (183) people including fifteen women, twelve children, and one journalist.
Syria: No time to lose for those in need
Open Letter to UN Security Council Ambassadors
August 21, 2012
Dear Ambassador
Over one and a half million people inside Syria are now internally displaced persons (IDPs), uprooted from their homes as a result of the conflict in Syria. Most are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.