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April 23, 2020

Russian Forces Are Responsible for 43 Attacks on Medical Facilities

The UN Investigators’ Report in Northwest Syria Should Have Acknowledged Russian Forces’ Responsibility for the Bombing of the Schools Complex in Qal’at al Madiq

April 19, 2020

interactive map showing the use of chemical weapons in Syria

SNHR Contributes as a Pivotal Partner to Website Launched by the Global Public Policy Institute on Chemical Weapons in Syria

April 17, 2020

Did These Syrian Generals Watch A Chemical Attack On A Hospital?

We know that a delegation of generals visited a command post in Hama and observed strikes on al Lataminah on the March 25, 2017, the same day of the chlorine attack on the hospital

April 16, 2020

UN Fails to Acknowledge Own Failures in Hospital Attacks Inquiry

Of central importance to the BOI’s mandate was to make recommendations on what the UN should do “to avoid or at least minimize the recurrence of such incidents or to mitigate their effects.”

April 10, 2020

Shabbiha: Paramilitary groups, mass violence and social polarization in Homs

In 2011, paramilitarism became a prominent feature of the Syrian conflict. From the outbreak of the uprising in March 2011, the Syrian government’s violent response to the mass protests became more extensive and intensive

April 10, 2020

Why the UAE aims to leverage Assad

War-torn Syria is a key platform for Abu Dhabi's ambitions as a regional hegemon

March 27, 2020

SJAC to monitor first trial of Senior Government Official

Anwar R. arrived in Germany on 26 July 2014  and was arrested in Berlin in February 2019. He has been in pre-trial detention ever since

March 23, 2020

Serious Concern About Health Conditions in Detention Centers

Fears of a COVID-19 Pandemic in Syrian Detention Centers

March 9, 2020

Brief Report: On International Women’s Day… Syrian Women Continue to Suffer from the Worst Types of Violations

At Least 28,316 Females Have Been Killed and at Least 9,668 Females Are Still Detained or Forcibly Disappeared