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Syria: Turkey must stop serious violations by allied groups and its own forces in Afrin
Turkish forces are giving Syrian armed groups free rein to commit serious human rights abuses against civilians in the northern…
August 1, 2018
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US Coalition Efforts to Ensure Accountability for Civilian Deaths are a Welcome First Step, But More Clarity Necessary
The US-led coalition has today issued a press release accepting responsibility for all civilian deaths documented in Amnesty International’s June…
July 26, 2018
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Syria: Putin takes hypocrisy to a new level with remarks on Raqqa civilian deaths
In an interview with Fox News following the Helsinki Summit on 16 July, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the high civilian death…
July 17, 2018
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Syria: US-led Coalition ‘deeply in denial’ about civilian casualties in Raqqa
The US-led Coalition’s flurry of responses rejecting the findings of a recent Amnesty International report on the devastation wrought by their…
July 16, 2018
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Syria: Scores of civilian casualties in suspected Russian air strike on Idlib
Responding to reports that Russian aircraft carried out an attack in Idlib province last night, killing at least 44 people, Lynn…
June 8, 2018
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Syria: Raqqa in ruins and civilians devastated after US-led ‘war of annihilation’
From amid the rubble of Raqqa, civilians are asking why US-led Coalition forces destroyed the city, killing hundreds of civilians…
June 4, 2018
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Amnesty International Calls on US to Investigate All Claims of Civilian Casualties
Responding to the Pentagon’s report on US civilian casualties to Congress, Daphne Eviatar, Director of Security with Human Rights at…
June 1, 2018
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US Citizen Detained in Iraq Must Have Fair Trial, Not Be Sent to Third Country
Rather than be sent to a third country where he may face torture, a U.S. citizen held in for seven…
April 19, 2018
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Trump threat puts European role in lethal US drone strikes under new scrutiny
As the Trump administration prepares to further expand the US’s lethal drone program, increasing the risk of civilian casualties and…
April 18, 2018
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Amnesty International Opposes New Open-Ended War Authority for President Trump
In response to Senator Corker’s proposed authorization for use of military force (AUMF) intended to replace the 2001 and 2002…
April 17, 2018
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Syria: Block on Douma chemical attack investigation must be lifted immediately
Responding to news that inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have still not been granted access…
April 16, 2018
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Strikes Must Minimize Further Harm to Civilians in Syria
According to reports, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France have launched a strike against targets in Syria. Raed…
April 13, 2018