UN urges international community to help protect civilians in eastern Aleppo
UN officials urged the international community on Wednesday to unite with the UN Security Council to protect civilians in the war-torn eastern Aleppo region of Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura,...
US concludes Syria airstrikes not in violation of international law
US Central Command concluded on Wednesday that airstrikes carried out by the US-led coalition near Dayr az Zawr, Syria, in September did not violate international law. According to Russian sources , the strike killed...
Germany lawyers file suit against Syria president for war crimes in Aleppo
A group of German lawyers on Monday announced the filing of charges against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, alleging that he committed war crimes in Aleppo. As Germany has the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows countries to sue foreigners...
Amesty: US must disclose civilian deaths resulting from Syria airstrikes
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday demanded that the US "come clean" about the civilian deaths resulting from US airstrikes in Syria over the last two years. Stating that it believes that the US has failed...
UN rights chief terms bombing of Aleppo 'crimes of historic proportions'
UN High Commissioner for of Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein on Friday expressed outrage over the human rights crisis in Syria, stating that, "he violations and abuses suffered by people across the country, including the siege...
Putin dismisses suggestions of war crime charges against Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected suggestions that his country could face war crimes charges because of its role in the airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria. Putin was primarily responding to remarks from France President Francois Hollande that...
France seeks ICC options for Aleppo war crimes investigation
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault stated Monday that France intends to pursue avenues for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed by Syrian and...
US Secretary of State calls for war crime investigation into Russia, Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called for an investigation of alleged war crimes committed against Syrian civilians by both Russia and the Syrian regime. The secretary made the plea ahead of his meeting with...
UN child rights expert: Syria onslaught a 'brutal abdication of human rights obligations'
A UN children's rights expert on Monday stated that Syria's continued infliction of harm on children is a "brutal abdication of human rights obligations they have committed to respect." Benyam Dawit Mezmur , Chair of the...
Attacks in Aleppo, Syria's capital, were called a "breach of international humanitarian law" in a joint statement by EU officials on Saturday. The EU is urging countries with influence on the parties to encourage negotiations to cease the attacks...
