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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

Syria: Government indiscriminately bombing civilians, opposition abuses 'escalating' - new briefings

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

Warning over possible closure of Jordan's border with Syria

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

Dozens of countries call on UN to refer Syria to International Criminal Court

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


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