DCHRS documented 2983 victims including 402 children and 212 women during February, 2014

 Casualties Report for February 2014

DCHRS documented a total of 402 children victims at a rate of 13% of
the total victims. In addition the number of documented women was 212
victims at a rate of 7%.

DCHRS analyzed that the main cause of death for 1528 victims was
indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes targeting the residential areas.
Furthermore, the total number of victims who were tortured to death in
the prisons and the detentions centers of the Syrian security
authorities was 168 victims. The number of victims who were killed by
armed groups such as ISIL and other armed groups is 134 and 37
were killed by unknown source of bullets. Moreover, the number of
people who were killed due to starvation and the imposed siege is 69
while 3 died from exposure to extreme cold and due to. In addition, the
cases of extrajudicial killings and field executions that were
perpetrated by regime forces resulted in the death of 51 victims, and
Sniping and Indiscriminate Shooting caused in the loss of 15 victims.
The province of Aleppo, which is witnessing a reckless barrels-assault
by the regime, recorded highest number of casualties totaling in 1274
where 1085 out of them were civilians. Finally the center documented 11
non-Syrian citizens from other nationalities who were fighting with
Syrian Armed oppositions.

DCHRS learned that the Syrian regime forces continue to target
civilians and they use direct brutal violence against them. As a result
the number of civilians reached 72% of the total number of victims.
Also since about 51% of the death cases were caused by shelling,
missiles, and airstrikes. DCHRS indicates and stresses that such high
number of casualties in correlation to the cruel cause of deaths are
obvious evidences that the Syrian regime forces are intentionally
targeting civilians, ruthlessly punishing them, and recklessly ignoring
any basic right of their existence. Furthermore the results clearly
stated the violations of international human rights laws and
humanitarian laws even with other causes of deaths such as torture,
extrajudicial killings, and other forms of violations that are
categorized under war crimes and crimes against humanity.

DCHRS demands protecting civilians according to the laws approved by
the U.N in 2005. In addition since DCHRS is a member of the
International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP),
DCHRS appeals to the international community to practically enforce the
“Responsibility to Protect”. Furthermore DCHRS calls all the
international medical and humanitarian organizations to provide
support, medical assistance, and relief to ease the suffering of the
Syrian people inside Syria and abroad. Finally DCHRS demands to
prosecute the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity and
to bring them to justice.

Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS)

3-3-2014.

For more information, please contact

Dr. Radwan Ziadeh, Executive director of the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies.
Phone (571) 205-3590
Email : radwan.ziadeh@gmail.com

Mr. Mojahed Ghadban, Communication Officer.
Telephone (479) 799-8115
Email: info@dchrs.org

DCHRS
is an independent, non-governmental organization, established in 2005,
located in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Its mission is to foster a
spirit of support and respect for the values and standards of human
rights in Syria. As such, DCHRS recognizes and adheres to all pertinent
international human rights agreements and declarations issued by the
UN.

DCHRS is a member of the following international networks:

DCHRS worked on a variety of documentation projects. Such projects included daily casualty reports,
massacre reports, and other human rights violations reports. Also
DCHRS has been working on advocacy and lobbying in different human
rights institutions in order to educate and acknowledge about the
deteriorating human rights situation in Syria. DCHRS opened local offices in Syria
in order to document, collect, and observe human rights violations on
the ground. After the launch of the Syrian revolution, the center
increased its activities through working, communicating, and
coordinating with many members and activists. Thus the center began
documenting daily violations committed by the Syrian regime forces that
can be classified as crimes against humanities and war crimes. Such
violations included: extrajudicial killings, massacres, arbitrary
detentions, enforced disappearances, rape, torture in prisons. DCHRS
submitted those reports to many international and regional human rights
organizations and communicated with the Report of the independent
international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic on
Syria.