Investigate Alleged Indiscriminate Attacks, Use of Explosive Weapons

Unlawful Attacks on Hospitals, Schools, Markets Forced Idlib Population Out

International Action Needed to Curtail Deaths, Long-Term Harm in Populated Areas

Syrian government and Russian forces have escalated their airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta, a suburb approximately 15 kilometers from the center of Syria’s capital Damascus, killing dozens of civilians in apparently unlawful attacks.

Excerpt from video by Forensic Architecture, which conducted a separate investigation of the attack. The findings are consistent with those of Human Rights Watch. © 2017 Forensic Architecture

Excerpt from video by Forensic Architecture, which conducted a separate investigation of the attack. The findings are consistent with those of Human Rights Watch. © 2017 Forensic Architecture

Meet the investigators behind Human Rights Watch's work. "These people live with fear all their lives. They have no place to go. I have to tell their story."

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.

Homemade landmines have killed and injured hundreds of civilians, including dozens of children, in Manbij, a city in northern Syria.