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UN: Deny Rights Council Seats to Major Violators
General Assembly Members Should Not Vote for China, Saudi Arabia
(New York) – United Nations member countries should not vote for China and Saudi Arabia, two of the world’s most abusive governments, for seats on the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights Watch said today. Russia’s numerous war crimes in Syria’s…
Don’t Let Orphan’s Canadian Homecoming Be an Exception
Ottawa Should Repatriate 46 Others Held in Northeast Syria
After months of inaction, the Canadian government announced Monday that it had repatriated a 5-year-old orphan, Amira, who was trapped in a camp for Islamic State (ISIS) suspects and family members in northeast Syria. Amira’s overdue rescue should not…
Footage of an IDP Camp
Aerial footage of sprawling makeshift camps in Idlib near the Turkish border housing the over one million people displaced by fighting
Banat Ariha
On May 27 a large munition struck a residential area in the town of Ariha, across from the Banat Ariha school, killing at least 13 civilians and wounding at least 21. © Al Jazeera
Attack on Nabd al-Hayat hospital
On the afternoon of May 5, 2019, an airstrike destroyed Nabd al-Hayat Hospital, eight kilometers southwest of Maarat al-Nu`man, Idlib. © 2020 Orient News
CCTV footage from Jisr al-Shugour’s Primary Health Care Facility
A CCTV camera in the waiting room in Jisr al-Shugour’s Primary Health Care Facility captures the moment the artillery shell hit on November 4, 2019 with dust filling the room. Another camera pointed at the stairs shows damage to the ground floor and first…
Attacks near Surgical Hospital in Jisr al-Shughour
Attacks near Surgical Hospital in Jisr al-Shughour
Syria’s 100 Dollar Barrier to Return
New Government Policy Prevents Syrians from Returning Home
The Syrian government insists that each Syrian national entering Syria must exchange US$100 for Syrian pounds at the official rate.
The policy was put in place in July, ostensibly to help the government replete its foreign currency reserves amid an…
The Netherlands’ Action Against Syria: A New Path to Justice
The Netherlands announced on Sept. 18 that it had notified Syria of its intention to hold that government accountable for torture under the United Nations Convention against Torture. The Syrian government responded by saying the Netherlands…
Syria: Health Workers Lack Protection in Pandemic
Protective Equipment Shortages, Reporting Lapses Risking Lives
(Beirut) – Syrian authorities are failing to protect health workers at the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic in government-held territory, Human Rights Watch said today.
Doctors, aid workers, and civilians, including in government-held Syria,…
Syria: Restart Efforts to Find Victims Kidnapped by ISIS
Local Authorities Should Prioritize Finding the Missing
(Beirut) – Local authorities in northern Syria have failed to advance efforts to find people kidnapped by ISIS more than a year after its territorial defeat in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should promptly dedicate resources to…
Syria: Restart Efforts to Find Victims Kidnapped by ISIS
(Beirut, August 28, 2020) – Local authorities in northern Syria have failed to advance efforts to find people kidnapped by ISIS more than a year after its territorial defeat in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should promptly dedicate…
“They Treated Us in Monstrous Ways”
Summary
I would like you to pass on our voice. It’s not a voice. It’s a cry of pain. We have been here in Lebanon because they not only raped us, they also raped our land and dignity.
—Male survivor of conflict-related sexual violence in Syria,…
Sexual Violence Against Men, Trans Women in Syria Conflict
Survivors in Lebanon Lack Needed Services
(Beirut) – Syrian state and non-state actors have subjected men, boys, transgender women, and nonbinary people to sexual violence during the Syrian conflict, resulting in severe physical and mental health consequences which are compounded by a lack of…
Interview: Syrian Sexual Violence Survivors Left Without Support
Men, Transgender Women Particularly Vulnerable, Lacking Services
During Syria’s civil war, many people have been subjected to sexual violence, resulting in ongoing trauma. Many of these victims are men and they have described how such violence gets worse if they are considered gay, or “soft” as the local term…
Russia Eviscerates Syria Cross-Border Aid Program Despite Pandemic
Countries Should Look Beyond UN Security Council to Get Aid to Syrians
The UN Security Council’s move last week to confine official, cross-border humanitarian aid to northern Syria to a single crossing on the Turkish border is the final nail in the coffin of the UN’s 6-year-old aid mechanism. It’s also another example of…
Syrian Refugee Children Are Still Being Robbed of an Education
Education Not Prioritized at Annual Donor Conference
June 30 was possibly the most important day of 2020 for Syrian refugee children. At the annual pledging conference for the “Future of Syria and the Region,” dozens of governments and multilateral donors pledged US$7.7 billion in humanitarian aid for…
Syria Conference Should Focus on Rights-Respecting Aid System
Ensure EU Donor Relief Reaches Vulnerable Communities
Today, the ministerial phase of the fourth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region” begins, presenting an important opportunity for donor countries to support humanitarian efforts in Syria and neighboring countries. But…
