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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

Neighbouring countries Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq feeling strain. Posted: 25 Apr 2013

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

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

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

Within the past fortnight Syrian government forces have indiscriminately bombed civilians with internationally-banned weapons, flattening entire neighbourhoods, said Amnesty International, as it released two new briefings on the Syrian crisis today. Posted: 14 Mar 2013

Preventing refugees from entering Jordan to escape the conflict in Syria would increase suffering and could lead to further bloodshed and human rights abuses, Amnesty International warned today, following the Jordanian Prime Ministers announcement that the Jordanian authorities would close the border if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government collapses. Posted: 18 Jan 2013

The UN Security Council must immediately refer the situation in Syria to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in line with a request made this morning in a new letter by dozens of UN member states, Amnesty International said this evening. Posted: 14 Jan 2013

Any future transitional government in Syria should make the protection of minority groups its top priority, Amnesty International said today as an international conference in the UK planning for the Syrian governments possible collapse drew to a close. Posted: 10 Jan 2013

The main Syrian opposition coalition must ensure the release of a Ukrainian journalist being held hostage by an unidentified armed group which says it is affiliated with the Free Syrian Army. Posted: 13 Dec 2012

Response to news that communications are being targeted by the Syrian authorities. Posted: 29 Nov 2012

As leaders of the recently-formed Syrian National Coalition meet in London today, Amnesty International has called on the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague to push for concrete action from Syria opposition groups over curbing war crimes by armed groups in Syria. Posted: 16 Nov 2012

Syrias new opposition leadership must act to monitor and prevent violations of international humanitarian law by opposition forces, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 13 Nov 2012