{"id":1876,"date":"2014-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dchrs.org\/?p=1876","title":{"rendered":"Indiscriminate Shelling Killed More than 500 Victims in Aleppo and Damascus Suburbs in September"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nDCHRS documented 2125 victims including 270 children and 187 women during September, 2014, and the International Coalition\u2019s Airstrikes Killed 40 Victims Among them Children and Civilians.<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\nCasualty Report for September 2014<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\nAs violence and systematic human rights abuses continue by the Syrian government regime\u2019s forces. DCHRS documented in the month of September, 2014 a total of 2125 victims who were killed by regime\u2019s forces and their loyal militias in addition to the armed groups. 74% of them were civilians reaching a total of 1576 victims; however the other 549 remaining victims were armed opposition forces and rebels accumulating a rate of 26% approximately.\n<\/p>\n

\nDCHRS documented a total of 270 children victims at a rate of 130% of the total victims. Additionally, the number of documented women who were killed was 187 victims at a rate of 9%.\n<\/p>\n

\nDCHRS analyzed that the main cause of death for 1147 victims was indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes targeting the residential areas; approximately half of whom were killed in Aleppo and Damascus and its suburb alone. Furthermore, 63 were killed by sniping and indiscriminate shooting. Furthermore; the cases of extrajudicial killings and field executions that were perpetrated by regime\u2019s forces resulted in the death of 30 victims. In addition, the total number of victims who were tortured to death inside the prisons and the detentions centers of the Syrian security authorities was 125 victims. The number of victims who were killed by armed groups such as ISIS and other armed groups is 49 and 57 were killed by unknown source of bullets. Moreover, the number of people who were killed due to starvation and the imposed siege is four in addition to 61 victims who died in different bombings.\n<\/p>\n

\nDCHRS documented 40 victims who were killed by the International Coalition\u2019s airstrikes; among them were civilians, women, and children.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe province of Damascus and its suburb, which is witnessing a reckless indiscriminate shelling in addition to the imposed siege that wide parts of Damascus suburb are suffering from, recorded highest number of casualties totaling in 634 where 390 (62% of them were civilians).\n<\/p>\n

\nDCHRS 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 74% of the total number of victims. Also since about 54% of the death cases were caused by shelling, missiles, barrel bombs, 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.\n<\/p>\n

\nDCHRS 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 \u201cResponsibility to Protect\u201d. 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.<\/p>\n

\nDamascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n09-10-2014.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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\nFor more information, please contact
\nDr. Radwan Ziadeh, Executive director of the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies.
\nPhone (571) 205-3590
\nEmail : radwan.ziadeh@gmail.com<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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\nMr. Mojahed Ghadban, Communication Officer.
\nTelephone (479) 799-8115
\nEmail: info@dchrs.org<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\nDCHRS<\/a> 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.\n<\/p>\n

\nDCHRS is a member of the following international networks:\n<\/p>\n