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G20 meeting: world leaders 'must not squander' chance to save lives in Syria
Easing the suffering of millions of civilians affected by Syrias armed conflict must be a top priority for world leaders meeting at the G20 Summit in St Petersburg, Amnesty International said today Posted: 5 Sep 2013
Experts available to comment on Syria refugee numbers
Amnesty International experts are available to comment on the Syria refugee situation after the United Nations refugee agency said that the number of Syrian refugees has now surpassed two million since the crisis in Syria began. Posted: 3 Sep 2013
Syria: UN team must get full access to investigate chemical weapons claim
Response to the publication of a series of videos apparently showing that chemical weapons have killed scores of civilians - including many children - on the outskirts of Syrias capital Damascus. Posted: 21 Aug 2013
Syria: new satellite images show devastation in Aleppo
New satellite images of Aleppo provide the most recent evidence of how the protracted conflict in Syria is resulting in massive human rights violations against the civilian population, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 7 Aug 2013
Syria: All civilians at risk of summary killings after massacres in al-Baydah and Banias - new briefing
Eyewitnesses described seeing bodies piled up in the streets and civilians rounded up by pro-government forces. Posted: 26 Jul 2013
Egypt's decision to deny entry to Syrians fleeing the conflict condemned
The Egyptian authorities should not be recklessly denying entry to Syrians and must provide anyone fleeing the conflict in Syria the opportunity to seek asylum, Amnesty International has said after reports that some 259 people were turned back at Cairo Airport on Monday. Posted: 11 Jul 2013
Arms to Syria debate: strong warning issued over risk of 'fuelling' human rights abuse
Amnesty International has issued a strong warning about the dangers of arming opposition groups in Syria ahead of a debate in parliament on the issue tomorrow. Posted: 10 Jul 2013
Syria: As 'patently unfair' trial of 5 men put on hold - Amnesty calls for charges to be dropped
The Syrian authorities must drop charges against five human rights activists whose "patently unfair" terror trial was today put on hold for another two months, Amnesty International said. Posted: 26 Jun 2013
Syria: latest UN report should trigger referral to International Criminal Court
Todays International Commission of Inquiry report on Syria is yet further evidence to prompt the UN Security Council to refer the situation to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International said this afternoon. Posted: 4 Jun 2013
Screening of 'Syria Through A Lens' documentary on film-maker Bassel Shehadeh
Amnesty International will host a special film event on Tuesday 18 June on the Syrian film-maker Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed during a Syrian government assault on the city of Homs last year. Posted: 31 May 2013
Annual report 2013: Failure to address conflict situations creating a global underclass of refugees
Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today (Thursday 23 May) as it launched its annual assessment of the worlds human rights. Posted: 23 May 2013
Syria: fears for prominent human rights lawyer abducted at weekend
A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer who went missing at the weekend after an apparent abduction is at grave risk of abuse, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 22 May 2013
Syria: trial of five media activists for 'terrorist acts' condemned
Amnesty international has condemned the forthcoming trial of five media activists in Syria who face charges of propagating terrorist acts before an unfair court on 19 May. Posted: 16 May 2013
UN resolution on Syria will do little to stop massive abuses
Yesterdays United Nations General Assembly resolution on Syria is a positive step but it does little to address the immense ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in the country, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 16 May 2013
Syria: Journalists deliberately targeted as country becomes most dangerous in world for reporters
Posted: 3 May 2013
Syria: fears for 16-year-old boy held in Damascus detention centre since November
The Syrian authorities must immediately reveal the whereabouts of a 16-year-old boy who has been missing since November, said Amnesty International today. Posted: 29 Apr 2013
Warning that 1.3 million refugees from Syria in dire need
Neighbouring countries Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq feeling strain. Posted: 25 Apr 2013
Syria: today's Damascus University mortar attack showed 'callous disregard' for civilians
Amnesty International has described the mortar attack on Damascus University earlier today as a serious violation of the laws of war which showed a callous disregard for civilians in the area. Posted: 28 Mar 2013
Syria: appeal for global pressure as Arab League and 'BRICS' meet
Global pressure must be applied to all parties in the Syrian conflict to abide by international humanitarian and human rights law, Amnesty International said as the League of Arab States gathered in Qatar for a summit and BRICS nations met at a separate event in South Africa. Posted: 26 Mar 2013
Syria: renewed call for end to attacks on civilians after Damascus mosque bombing
Amnesty International has called on all parties to the Syrian armed conflict to abide by international humanitarian law and end attacks which target or indiscriminately kill and injure civilians, after dozens were killed and injured in an explosion in a Damascus mosque yesterday. Posted: 22 Mar 2013
