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EU: Mediterranean Deaths Warrant Crisis Response
(Milan) - The European Union (EU) should act immediately to prevent further deaths at sea, Human Rights Watch said. As many as 700 migrants and asylum seekers are feared dead in a single shipwreck in the Mediterranean north of Libya on April 19, 2015,…
Lebanon: At Least 45 Local Curfews Imposed on Syrian Refugees
Some Appear to Be Retaliation for August Clashes, Executions
(Beirut) — Lebanese municipalities have increasingly imposed curfews on Syrian refugees. The curfews restrict refugees’ movements and contribute to a climate of discriminatory and retaliatory practices against them. Human Rights Watch has identified at…
Syria: Agencies Should Send Aid Where Most Needed
Opposition Areas Lack Food, Medical Assistance
(New York) – Insufficient levels of humanitarian assistance are reaching opposition-controlled areas in northern Syria, despite their proximity to the Turkish border and dire medical, food, and other humanitarian needs. Human Rights Watch visited Raqqa…
Syria: Visit Reveals Torture Chambers
Opposition Should Secure Security Force Facilities, Safeguard Potential Evidence
(New York) – Government security branches in Raqqa city hold documents and potential physical evidence indicating that detainees were arbitrarily detained and tortured there while the city was under government control. Human Rights Watch researchers…
Italy: Summary Returns to Greece Violate Rights
Unaccompanied Children, Asylum Seekers Should Not Be Turned Away
(Rome) – Italy is summarily returning unaccompanied migrant children and adult asylum seekers to Greece, where they face a dysfunctional asylum system and abusive detention conditions, Human Rights Watch said in a report published today. Stowaways on…
Syria: Torture Centers Revealed
For 27 Detention Sites: Locations, Commanders’ Names, Torture Methods
(New York) – Former detainees and defectors have identified the locations, agencies responsible, torture methods used, and, in many cases, the commanders in charge of 27 detention facilities run by Syrian intelligence agencies, Human Rights Watch said in…
Tracking down torture in Syria
The new Human Rights Watch report "Torture Archipelago" documents in excruciating detail the use of torture in government detention facilities in Syria, including how, where, when and under whose command this torture was carried out. Documenting human…
Syria: Documented Torture Methods
The reach and inhumanity of this network of torture centers are truly horrific.
Syria: ‘Shoot to Kill’ Commanders Named
Security Council Should Refer Syria to ICC for Crimes Against Humanity
(London) – Former Syrian soldiers identified by name 74 commanders and officials responsible for attacks on unarmed protesters, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The report names commanders and officials from the Syrian military and…