Press Release
Fatal airstrike on maternity hospital in Syria a potential war crime
An aerial attack which struck and partially destroyed a maternity hospital in rural Idlib province, north-western Syria, this afternoon appears…
July 29, 2016
Press Release
Syria: Safe passage for civilians will not avert humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo city
Unfettered and impartial humanitarian assistance is urgently needed to alleviate the suffering of thousands of civilians in Aleppo city on…
July 28, 2016
Press Release
Video showing beheading of boy further evidence of abuses by armed groups in Syria
A video showing the beheading of a boy by an armed opposition group in northern Syria is the latest abhorrent…
July 20, 2016
Press Release
Alarm over reports of high civilian death toll from US-led coalition airstrikes on Manbij in Syria
U.S.-led coalition forces carrying out airstrikes in Syria must redouble efforts to prevent civilian deaths and investigate possible violations of…
July 19, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty report: Abductions, torture and summary killings at the hands of armed groups in Syria
Armed groups operating in Aleppo, Idleb and surrounding areas in the north of Syria have carried out a chilling wave…
July 3, 2016
Report
Torture Was My Punishment: Abductions, Torture and Summary Killings Under Armed Group Rule in Aleppo and Idleb, Syria
Armed groups operating in Aleppo, Idleb and surrounding areas in the north of Syria have carried out a chilling wave…
July 3, 2016
Press Release
Greek decision highlights fundamental flaws in EU-Turkey refugee deal
A Syrian national who arrived on the Greek island of Lesvos has won an appeal against a decision that would…
May 20, 2016
Press Release
Syria: Comprehensive humanitarian access needed after aid delivery to besieged Daraya thwarted and followed by deadly shelling
The Syrian government’s refusal today to allow a sorely needed humanitarian aid convoy into the town of Daraya is a…
May 12, 2016
Press Release
Armed opposition groups committing war crimes in Aleppo city
Armed groups surrounding the Sheikh Maqsoud district of Aleppo city have repeatedly carried out indiscriminate attacks that have struck civilian…
May 12, 2016
Press Release
UN Security Council must step up pressure to end attacks on hospitals in Syria as hundreds killed in Aleppo
The UN Security Council should impose targeted sanctions on all those carrying out deliberate attacks on hospitals and other war…
May 3, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Calls on Chris Christie to End Bigotry and Fear-Mongering on Refugees
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie notified the U.S. government that the state is pulling out of the federal refugee resettlement…
April 21, 2016
Press Release
Terrifying eyewitness video of life under siege in Syria must spur humanitarian lifeline
The terrifying reality of the Syrian government’s relentless barrel bombing of the besieged city of Daraya, outside Damascus, is made…
April 15, 2016