UN panel found that both sides of Syrian conflict violated human rights
May 24, 2013
On May 24, 2012, a UN-appointed group of human rights experts reported that both the Syrian government and opposition were guilty of human rights violations in the ongoing conflict. The three-member panel, dubbed the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, found that both sides wer....... [more] 
Evidence of torture, arbitrary detention found in Syria government centers: HRW
May 17, 2013
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Syrian opposition leaders and neutral international experts to safeguard evidence of torture and arbitrary detention uncovered in government intelligence facilities in Raqqa, the first city to fall to rebel forces. HRW visited the area in April and discovered....... [more]
UN General Assembly adopts resolution calling for political transition in Syria
May 16, 2013
The UN General Assembly, deeply concerned by the rising death toll in Syria, adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for rapid progress on a political transition while condemning the Syrian government's use of heavy weapons and the "widespread and systematic" violations of human rights within the re....... [more]
UN rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end war crimes depicted in video
May 16, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Tuesday that the mutilation of a Syrian soldier seen in an Internet video should be investigated as a potential war crime. Pillay urged Syrian rebels to stop the "truly atrocious" acts. Although the video cannot be fully authenticated, it app....... [more]
Red Cross: Syria aid hampered by disregard for rules of war
May 14, 2013
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday that aid in Syria is being hampered by a disregard for the rules of war. Head of operations for the Near and Middle East Robert Mardini said that in spite of repeated calls for all parties to the conflict in Syria to respect the rules....... [more]
UN rights chief calls for international action in Syria
May 10, 2013
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called upon the international community on Friday to find a solution to the conflict in Syria and ensure that those responsible for human rights violations are held accountable. Pillay's urging came after a series of massacres were carried out ag....... [more]
Federal appeals court blocks Florida law barring contracts with Cuba, Syria businesses
May 7, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of a Florida law that denies government contracts to companies that do business in Cuba or Syria. The law was challenged last year by Odebrecht Construction, a Brazilian company that would be....... [more]
Arms Trade Treaty Shows Remarkable Progress
May 1, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Clare da Silva of Amnesty International argues that the new Arms Trade Treaty shows remarkable progress in the international regulation of arms transactions...On April 2, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a global treaty that applies in....... [more]
Syria president reduces prison sentences of rebel fighters
April 16, 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree Tuesday reducing prison terms by three quarters for some members of rebel forces. The decree, announced by the state news agency SANA, has been condemned by activists for doing nothing to free thousands of political prisoners arrested by the Syrian g....... [more]
HRW condemns aerial attacks in Syria
April 11, 2013
The Syrian Air Force is deliberately targeting civilians in air strikes, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on Wednesday. According to the report, which is based on visits to 50 sites of government air strikes in opposition-controlled areas, there have been 152 aerial attacks leaving mor....... [more]
UN General Assembly approves global arms treaty
April 3, 2013
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday approved the first global arms treaty a week after Syria, North Korea, and Iran blocked it. The treaty, which regulates trade of conventional weapons, passed with 154 member states voting in favor of the treaty. Only 3 states voted against the treaty on the basis t....... [more]
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