UN Commission of Inquiry expresses grave concern over chemical weapons in Syria
The UNs Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic said Friday they are "gravely concerned" over the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The commission condemned the use of chemical weapons and noted that they have 34...
JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of Purdue University, discusses the implications of a hasty withdrawl from Syria... President Donald Trump recently announced his intention to get out of Syria, "very soon." The president's stated intention here could soon run...
JURIST Guest Columnist David M. Crane of the Syracuse University College of Law discusses recent harmful developments regarding the restriction of chemical weapons in international law...The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should not ignore or walk away from the alleged...
Russia vetoes UN Security Council investigation into Syria chemical weapons attacks
Russia on Tuesday vetoed the UN Security Council's resolution to extend the UN Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) investigation into the Syria chemical-weapons attack. In February Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy...
UN rights commission: Syria human rights violations continue
Widespread human rights violations continue in war-torn Syria despite a decrease in fighting between warring parties, according to a report released Wednesday by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, an investigatory branch of...
UN rights chief: forces fighting Islamic State must protect Syria civilians
Forces fighting Islamic State (IS) insurgents to regain lost territory in Syria must not sacrifice lives of civilians still trapped in the areas, UN High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein stated ...
"Vive la République, Vive la France": Macron's Foreign Policy in Muslim and Middle Eastern World
JURIST Guest Columnist Mohamed Arafa of Indiana University discusses the new French president, Emmanuel Macron's foreign policy in Muslim and Middle Eastern world ... Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old and the ex-minister of economics, is now the France's new president after...
UN rights chief: Syria civilians must be protected from airstrikes
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein , on Friday urged warring parties in Syria to take any steps necessary in protecting the civilian population during armed conflict. Many innocent civilians have already...
The US House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to impose sanctions on supporters of Syria's Assad regime. Bill 1677 , also known as Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, is hoped to encourage negotiations to end violence...
Advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that it has found new evidence that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons in at least four recent attacks targeting civilians. The groups said that local residents...
