HRC37: Urgent Debate on The Situation in Eastern Ghouta
John Fisher's statement for Human Rights Watch at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on March 02, 2018.
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HRW: The Investigators
Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of roughly 400 staff members around the globe. Its staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse…
Aleppo: Russia and Syria Kill 440 Civilians, 90 Children in a Month
The Russian-Syrian coalition committed war crimes during a month-long aerial bombing campaign of opposition-controlled territory in Aleppo in September and October 2016.
The Violations Documentation Center, a Syrian civil monitoring…
Lebanon: Syrian Refugees Forced to Live in the Shadows
Lebanese authorities are imposing regulations that effectively bar many Syrian refugees from renewing their residency permits, heightening risks of exploitation and abuse among people who fled persecution and war. Residency regulations adopted in January…
Syria: War’s Toll on Women
Activists, Others Detained and Abused by All Sides in the Conflict
(London) – Women in Syria have been arbitrarily arrested and detained, physically abused, harassed, and tortured during Syria’s conflict by government forces, pro-government militias, and armed groups opposed to the government, Human Rights Watch said in…
Syria: Stop Grave Abuses of Children
Secretary General’s Report Should Prompt Security Council Sanctions
(New York) – The United Nations Security Council should impose an arms embargo and other targeted sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on the Syrian leadership in response to widespread killings and other grave violations against children.…