Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS)

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.

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.

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.