August 14, 2012
(New York) – The United Nations Security Council and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should ensure the continuation of human rights monitoring in Syria after the expiration of the current mandate. The mandate of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) is set to end on August 19, 2012, and Security Council members will meet on August 16to discuss the future of the UN presence in the country.
Syrian Network for Human Rights Violation Report for Tuesday, 14 August, 2012
Syrian Network for Human Rights Violation Report for Monday, 13 August, 2012
Syrian Network for Human Rights Violation Report for Sunday, 12 August, 2012
Comprehensive death toll of the Syrian casualties killed by the Syrian regime since the beginning of the revolution to the end of July, 31/07/2012)
August 10, 2012
The following Questions and Answers (Q & A) address aspects of international humanitarian law (the laws of war) governing the armed conflict between the government of Syria and the Free Syrian Army and other opposition armed groups. The purpose is to provide legal guidance on the fighting, including to the parties to the conflict and those with the capacity to influence them. This Q & A does not address the justifications or the legitimacy of resorting to armed force by any party.
August 10, 2012
(Hatay) – Civilians in and around the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo are increasingly at risk from aerial attacks, artillery shelling and gunfire. Commanders of Syrian government forces and the opposition Free Syrian Army should ensure that their troops abide by the laws of war and never target civilians or conduct indiscriminate attacks, Human Rights Watch said.
The Casualty Report of Syrian Network for Human Rights dated on August 10, 2012.
The Network documented in its report today a one hundred and fifty four victims in different provinces; most of the victims are in Aleppo, Idleb and Damascus and its countryside. Within of the victims, thirteen women and fifteen children in addition to two victims were tortured till death.
Syrian Network for Human Rights Violation Report for Friday, 10 August, 2012
Amnesty International – Urgent Action – 10 August 2012
Syrian activist Mazen Darwish, director of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression in Damascus, is about to be referred to a secret military court, which does not allow for the presence of lawyers or trial observers and does not allow for appeals.