On November 21, 2017, several Syrian human rights organizations received official invitations to attend the Civil Society Support Room (CSSR) meetings in Geneva on November 28-30, after the UN Special …
November 2017
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Press releases & statements
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Investigative Reports
Aerial Attacks on a Warehouse Containing UN Aid for People Trapped in Eastern Ghouta
by wael.mPreface: Only 48 hours after delivering United Nations assistance to civilians besieged in Douma[1] city, warplanes, specifically on Wednesday, 15 November 2017, launched an air raid on the food warehouse of …
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Investigative ReportsEditor’s Picks
“Abduction as Mechanism to Disintegrate the Community Fabric”
by wael.mPreface: Kidnapping civilians is one of the most dangerous violations spread in the Syrian southern provinces. It has impact on the social interactions among locals of those provinces, particularly in the …
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Investigative Reports
New Information Indicates Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement’s Responsibility for Teacher Mohammad Mustafa’s Abduction
by wael.mOn 11 November 2017, several Syrian civil organizations published a joint statement in which they strongly condemned the kidnapping of the teacher Mohammad Mustafa, Director of the Free Education Directorate …
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Investigative Reports
Increased Planting and Detonating Improvised Explosive Devices/IED in Daraa Province
by wael.mPreface: The blast of IEDs, often planted on major roadsides, posed a major threat to the lives of the inhabitants of cities and towns under the Syrian opposition’s control in Daraa …
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Investigative Reports
Up to 26 IDPs Killed Due to a Suicide Bomb in a Convoy of Displaced Fleeing Deir ez-Zor
by wael.mAt least 26 displaced persons were killed and more than 61 others injured when a car bomb exploded in a queue of many displaced from the disaster area of Deir …
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Preface: On Saturday, October 21, 2017, Army of Islam[1] could forcibly imposed its control on the Civil Registry Directorate in Duma, in the wake of entering a group of security personnel …
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Investigative Reports
Military Escalation in Eastern Ghouta, Rockets Loaded with Incendiary Substances on Harasta
by wael.mOn November 8, 2017, several cities and towns in Eastern Ghouta, located in Damascus countryside, witnessed a military escalation by Syrian regular forces and its allies. Syrian regular warplanes launched …
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Investigative Reports
Ongoing Siege and Shelling Threaten Lives of Thousands of Civilians in Western Ghouta in Damascus Countryside
by wael.mPreface: Syrian regular forces continued the siege on several villages in Western Ghouta, such as Beit Jinn, Mazraat Beit Jinn and Mughr Al-meer, as the siege that was imposed on them …