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The security solution to the Syrian crisis, continues to kills many peaceful demonstrators And arbitrary numbers of detainees are increasing

admin1 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:40:18 +0000

The Syrian authorities is still insisting on following the security solutions to address the Syrian crisis, using various methods of oppression and violent attacks against the Syrian citizens protesting peacefully, in different Syrian cities and towns. Those attacks have led to the downfall of many of the victims between Syrian citizens during the past two days, and we have documented the following names:

Dead victims

Tal Rifaat – Aleppo Countryside:

• Ahmed Mohamed Homad (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011)

Saqba – Damascus Countryside:

• Mohammed Bashir al-Shami, was born in 1971 (on 27 \ 8 \ 2011)

Hamouriya – Damascus Countryside:

Ibrahim Emad Rustom -- Ismail Hassan Tohme (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Erbin – Damascus Countryside:

• Aisha Sheikh Hassan, 16 years old -- Sami Dahrouj -- Mahmoud Jazzar -- Bilal Hassan Shahrour.

Homs:

• Mohammed Al-Zamil -- Hazem Shams al-Din – Hamza Shamsi Basha (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011).

Qamar Halak -- Salem Ragab -- Mohamed Awani -- Muhammad Adnan Daher –Ahmad Askar (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Talbeeseh-Homs:

• Marwan Ibrahim (Padu), he is married at the age of 38, he has 6 children (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Deir ez-Zor:

• Musa Al-Debis -- Mohamed Al-Sahu -- Mohamed Ahmed Falah (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Aleppo:

• Akil Hussain Nasser (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011)

Jubar– Damascus Countryside:

• Ayman Hamraoui (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011

Arbitrary arrests

Moreover, organizations defending human rights in Syria, have received the names of political activists, intellectuals and Syrian nationals, who have been subjected to arbitrary arrest, and they are:

Deir ez-Zor:

• Sheikh Hashim Ahmad al-Hassani, “the imam of a mosque Abu Obeida Ibn Al-Jarrah” (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Ain Al-Arab -- Aleppo Countryside:

• Abdullah Haman -- Haji Ramadan Mustafa -- Mustafa Ali – Ahmed Musalam Darwish -- Abdul-Khaliq Abd al-Bari Hussein (nicknamed: Haval) -- Imam Muhammad Imam -- Azad Muslam Eido (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Mr. Aladdin Hammam, a leader if Dai Cree Kurdish party (at the Dawn of 3 \ 9 \ 2011).

• Raiding on the house of colleague Mustafa Mohammad, a member of the Board of Directors of the Kurdish Committee for Human Rights (ALRASED), at the Dawn of 3 \ 9 \ 2011).

• Salar Mahmud Baker (at the Dawn of 3 \ 9 \ 2011)

Banias:

• The young Mustafa Othman, 20 years old, working in carpentry (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Seida – Deraa:

• Saqer Mohamed Burim -- Yamen Manhal Rifai -- Mohammed Emad Abdul Ghaffar -- Mousa Abdul Latif Subeih (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Lattakia:

Khaled Mostafa Hamouda -- Samir Hamouda, 20 years old -- Mohamed Hamouda 17 years (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Damascus Countryside:

• Qusay Bashir Dalati (on 27 \ 8 \ 2011)

Ruken- Edeen, Damascus:

• Kinan Al Rashi -- Loay Zreik -- Chirco Zaza (on 13 \ 8 \ 2011)

• Saladin Wanley -- Noureddine Wanley (on 26 \ 8 \ 2011)

Saqba, Damascus Countryside:

• Bilal Hamid -- Ehab Sherndan (on 31 \ 8 \ 20 11)

• Mahmoud Ganafer -- Mahmoud Abed Rabbo -- Faisal Leila -- Ahmad Al-Rihani -- Abdul Rahman Abed Rabbo -- Fathi Ganafer -- Adnan Tohme -- Adnan Issa (as of 1 \ 9 \ 2011).

Al-Tal, Damascus Countryside:

• Mohammed Kayed Al-Bana, 15 years old -- Kinan Mustafa Zeina, 16 years old -- Khalil Smeitha- Noureddine Bargouth (22 years) – Ahmed Kuneineh (22 years) -- Saeed al-Habashi (17 years) -- Mohamed Matouk.

Erbin – Damascus Countryside:

• Dr. Ahmed Soliman Koukeh, a general surgeon (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011))

Barzeh – Damascus:

Fouad Shafaa (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011).

Namir – Deraa:

•Mr. Dahi Muselmani -- Abdel-Moneim Qadri -- Ismail Amari -- Said Nabulsi -- Hessem Naglat -- Eyhab Rakkan Naglat -- Alaa Homsi -- Ahmad Al-Homsi -- Mohamed Khaled Naglat , child 14 years – Baraa Nazal Hariri,15 years old – Barakat Khaled Al-Homsi -- Essam Ahed Hariri -- . Mohammad Abdul Ghaffar Al-Hariri (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Deraa Al-Balad:

• Mohammed Ahmed Al-Masalmeh -- Fahad Yahya Abazid, 17 years -- Youssef Khaled Al-Masalmeh -- Adel Mohammed Juma (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011)

Ma’arrat Numan – Idlib:

• pharmacist Adel Al-Jisri -- Alaa Al-Jisri (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011)

• Basem Fayez Al-Jerk -- Walid Khaled Al-Omar -- Ahmed Hassan Albasas -- Abdul Rahman Al-Jisri – Murshed Al Yousuf -- Ahmad Omar Al-Jerk -- Ahmad Hamdo Alkinsh – Mo’ayad Hamdo Alkinsh -- Salah Hamdo Alkinsh (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Daret Azaa – Aleppo:

Abdul Razak Ahmad Alou -- Mohi-Din Sharif -- Yusuf Ahmed Mohamed -- Mohamed Yusuf Ahmed, 17 years old -- Omar Ibrahim Lola -- Ahmed Asaad Tino -- Jamil Mohammed Ramadan Saqib -- Hussein Mohamed Sharif -- Mohammed Abdulkarim Bazaar (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

Aleppo:

• Abdullah Jamil Al-Masri, was born on 5 \ 5 \ 1992, first year university student at the University of Aleppo -- Faculty of Engineering Informatics, was arrested on 31 \ 8 \ 2011 at the hands of elements of the criminal security, in Al-Zahra neighborhood -- the city of Aleppo.

Homs – Al-Qassir:

• Abdul Karim Salah al-Din’s Rahma -- Jalal Mohamed Moti Rahma -- Osama Mohamed Bkour Al-Gaaour -- Isa Mustafa Ismail. -

Kafr Npodah – Hama:

• Mr. Ayman Abdul Majid Hamadeh, a Vice-President of the Union of Arab Pharmacists (on 2 \ 9 \ 2011).

We in the organizations defending human rights in Syria are extending our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims -- the dead, with our wishes for a speedy recovery to the wounded, we condemn the continued cycle of violence in Syria, whatever the sources of this violence, its forms or justification, which is a blatant violation of the right to life.

We also condemn and strongly denounce the continued arbitrary arrest against the Syrian citizens and express our deep concern over their fate and some of them were named in the context of this statement, We also express our deep concern over the information of the arrest of the wounded from the hospitals and their fate is still unknown and the action of closure of some hospitals and the threatening of the crews.

We demand security services to stop the arbitrary arrests that take place outside the law and the use of severe torture on a large scale, which resulted in the loss of the lives of many of the detainees, which constitutes a flagrant violation of fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Syrian Constitution of 1973 and the obligations of Syria’s international human rights, as well as international law, which protects freedom of expression, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights issued by the United Nations in 1948 in articles (18-20-21), as well as what came in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular those contained in Articles (18) and (19) on the protection of freedom of thought and expression

The right to peaceful assembly is guaranteed and recognized by all international conventions as a sign of universal respect for human rights to express themselves as one of the most important aspect of correct political practices, as set out in Article (163) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as in the Universal Declaration Human Rights in Article (3), and Article (12), that freedom of opinion and expression, protected by general international law and especially the international law of human rights which is obligatory in international law of human rights, and may not be derogated from or be limited, as they are considered natural rights attach to human beings and shall not be violated, because it a general rule, so the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations requires the accountability of international crimes and leads to trial.

We in the organizations defending human rights in Syria declare our full support for the exercise of all Syrians rights of assembly and peaceful protest to express their legitimate demands and we see that these demands are right and just and on the Syrian government to move quickly to realize them.

We in the organizations defending human rights in Syria, we continue to emphasize the continuity and legitimacy of the demands that we have demanded from the Syrian government, in order to assume its full responsibilities and work to:

1 -- an immediate end to the cycle of violence, murder and bloodshed in the Syrians streets, whatever the sources of this violence, whatever its forms and justifications.

2 -- Take a decision promptly and effectively to restore the army to natural place by lifting of the siege on cities and towns, let army play the role of neutrality in face of the internal political differences, return army to the barracks to perform its job of protecting the homeland and the people and to warrant the unity of the country.

3 -- Lift off the hands of security forces from intervening in the citizens’ daily lives by the bringing to an end the prosecution of citizens, intellectuals and activists, and by allowing human rights organizations to operate effectively.

4 – To construct judicial commission of inquiry, independent and impartial, fair and transparent with the participation of representatives of organizations advocating human rights in Syria, this commission will investigate violent practices and those responsible for the casualties (dead and injured), whether governmental or non-government, and bring them to justice and hold them accountable.

5 -- To take necessary and effective measures to ensure the implementation of the right of peaceful assembly practices.

6 – To have all places of detention and arrest of all security agencies under the direct supervision of the judicial scrutiny and to look immediately in the complaints of torture practiced against the detainees and to allow the lawyers to contact their clients in all detention centers

7 – Ending the political arrests and the release all political prisoners and prisoners of opinion and conscience, and all were arrested because of their participation in peaceful gatherings conducted in different Syrian cities, unless he is charged with a recognizably criminal offense and brought to trial promptly meeting the criteria of a fair trial
8 -- The immediate disclosure of the fate of missing.

9 -- To ensure basic civil rights and human rights in Syria, through activation of the decree which canceled the state of emergency and martial law.

10 -- The immediate cessation of all practices of the attack on peaceful demonstrators and innocent citizens, committed by the so-called (the People’s Committees), or (what is known Shabeeha), given that the behavioral of these elements, is outside the law which requires a referral to the judiciary and hold them accountable, and in holding all their supporters and funders of their activities, as responsible in the exercise of violence, and is legally unlicensed.

11 -- To stop the Syrian authorities of their practices of oppressive treatment and excessive use of force, which contributed to increasing deterioration of the situation and led to poverty and deepened the crisis of communities, these practice did not contribute to calm the general atmosphere and did not allow to find the right solutions with the participation of the Syrians of different affiliations and aspirations, these desired solutions would be a real guarantees to maintain the unity of the Syrian society and to ensure a secure democratic future for all its citizens equally, without any exception.

Damascus: 3 \ 9 \ 2011
The undersigned organizations:

1 -- National Organization for Human Rights in Syria
2 -- Human Rights Organization in Syria -- MAF
3 -- The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria.
4 -- Kurdish Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria (DAD).
5 -- Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria (ALRASED)
6 -- Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria

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Excessive repression of peaceful demonstrations is still plaguing the lives of many peaceful protesters

admin1 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:31:43 +0000

, and arbitrary detention is still increasing the number of illegally imprisoned people.

The organizations defending human rights in Syria have received new information about the violent attacks carried out by the Syrian security services, and so-called (Chabeeha) against Syrian citizens protesting peacefully, in different Syrian cities and towns, which led to the fall of many victims between them during the past two days. We have documented the following names:

Dead victims

Damascus:

• Mohamed Khair Oulabi (died on 30 \ 8 \ 2011 influenced by an injury during the incident of Rifai mosque on 27 \ 8 \ 2011).

Duma – Damascus countryside:

• The young Yusuf Abdul Aziz Toukhy

Al-Hara, Deraa:

• Child Musa Khider Al-Wadi (on 30 \ 8 \ 2011)

Jabal Az-zawieh, Idleb:

• preacher Ahmed Khaled Khateeb, nicknamed Ahmad Derbaleh (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011).

Kafaromah – Idlib:

• The young Youssef Radwan Barakat, 26 years old

Der Ez-zor:

The young man Mohammed Awad -- nicknamed Hajj Warakah -- 29 years old (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).

• Mohammed Aliasawi (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011)

Tal Rifaat – Aleppo:

• Mohammed Ahmed Homd “Abu Al-Omarain” (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011))

Homs:

• The young man Hamidou Al-Shalish -- Abdulrahman Hakemi -- Alaa Kalaleeb (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011).

Dael, Deraa:

• the young man Sultan Hani Naasir

Injured Persons:

Alsanamin – Deraa:

Mohammed Amin Abu Hoieh -- Adnan Saleh Alheimd – Mohammad Hamood Alheimd (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011).

Arbitrary arrests:

Moreover, organizations defending human rights in Syria, have received the names of political activists, intellectuals and Syrian nationals who have been arrested:

Salamieh – Hama:

The well known political activist Mr. Rustom Mustafa (Abu Ali), who has been arrested on 31 \ 8 \ 2011). Mr. Rustom had spent about twenty years as a detainee, and he is one of the leaders who ruled Syria in the late sixties of last century

Hama:

• political activist Mohi’eddin Hariri, Member of Damascus Declaration, in the governorate of Hama (on 30 \ 8 \ 2011).

Qamhana – Hama:

• Ruhayeb Ali Alabdarahman -- Omar Mohammed Alabdarahman -- Alabdarahman Mohammed Abdulrahman -- Mohammed Omar Alabdarahman -- Ali Abdul Rahman (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).

Qamishli – Hasaka:

• Osama Mansour Hilali, activist and member of the Kurdish Future Movement (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).

Ras Al Ain – Hasaka:

• Jamal Wali Sheikh Mohammed, born in Ras al-Walid 20/3/1974- Shirwan Waleed Ahmadan born in Ras al-Ain 8/9/1985

Daraya – Damascus Countryside:

• Yasin Zeiadeh (on 30 \ 8 \ 2011 and the brother of Dr. Radwan Zeiadeh the known Syrian opposition activist).)

Duma – Damascus Countryside:

• Hasan Dalwan -- Yasser Dalwan -- Adnan Dalwan -- Saleh Dalwan -- Ahmed Dalwan -- Abdullah Dalwan -- Yasser Dalwan – Haj Abdul Rauf Dalwan (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011).

Mu’adamiet Al-Cham – Damascus Countryside:

• Bashar Ibrahim, 16 years -- Mohamed Mahmoud Jaber, 17 years -- Safwan Al-Halaq, 15 years -- Mohammad Fayyad Zinedine -- Hussein Al-Majzoub -- Qasem Bardawil -- Mohamed Dabbab -- Shadi Salman Damrani -- Jamal Adnan Fayyad -- Mohammed Jamal Fayad, 19 years -- Anas Natouf, 15 years -- Ibrahim Natouf, 14 years -- Shadi Salman Damrani (on 30 \ 8 \ 2011).

Banias:

• Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shughri -- Mohammed Mustafa Al-Shughri (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).

Lattakia:

• Ziad Haskero (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011)

Salamieh – Hama:

• lawyer Akram Wanous -- Abdullah Wanous -- Ali Hammoud -- Mustafa Da’as – Dr. Mawloud Mahfoud -- Nawar Yaghi -- Ammar Mohammed Amin – Dr. Waqid Shaheen -- Adel Hamad – Ahid Kurdieh -- Hayel Said -- Abdul Rahman Da’as -Nawras Azzam Qashmar -- Ali Nusra, “Abu Ghiath” -- Ayham Daaboul -- Fayyad Alchihawi -- Ali Hassan Zahra -- Mustafa Da’as -- Mawloud David -- Kareem Shaheen -- Rifaat Hamsho -- Mohamed Da’as -- Midyan Shaheen -- Waddah Hashem -- Ziad Dahhaak -- attorney Hassan Murshed -- Attorney Ameen Ayash -- Ali Najdat Khatib – Ali Al-Dubayat -- Muhammad Musa al-Homsi -- Hussein Dawood -- Rahim Adra -- Sami Salloum – Ayham Badour -- Ziad Khadija -- Sumer Hussein Al- Khaled -

Ahed Majjar -- Ismail Yusuf Agha -- Muhammad Naseh Zahra -- Ali Ahmed Al-Ibrahim -- Ahmed Hamdun -- Ahmed Ismail -- Mustafa Idris Khaddour – Numan Naoofi -- Abdul Salam Khallouf -- Ali Dib -- Tariq Sheikh Khader. -

Yamen Mahmoud -- Rami Farha -- - Guevara Said -- Haitham Hassan -- Marwan Adra -- Ismail Alsankari -- Ali Shamma -- Bashar Zidan -- Hadi Kaddour -- Dr. Ahmed Khansah -- Gtefan Jeratli -- Lawyer Tammam Al-Feel -- Fadi Ibrahim -- Zulfikar Hawijah -- Tammam Tuhmaz -- Maher Kharbit -- Mustafa Fawaz Al-Najjar -- Mohammed Ghazi Zeno -- Ala Nahas -- Mohamed El- Fil -- Naqid Shaheen -- Anas Rustom -- Muhammad Daaboul -- Hisham Al-Hayek -- Allam Zidan -- Ahmed Ismail Habeel -- Samer Zair (till the date 30 \ 8 \ 2011).

Pharmaceutist Majid Maghout -- lawyer Abdul Karim Daoud (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).

• Ismail Aldahool -- Raghid Ismail Aldahool (on 29 \ 8 \ 2011)

Today on 1 \ 9 \ 2011, the well known political dissident Zahra Hassan “Abu Isam” (67 years old) and a former political prisoner, was arrested on charges of belonging to the Communist Labor Party opposition in Syria

. Mr. Zahra was arrested more than once during the past months on charges of organizing the demonstrations, he suffers from asthma, pulmonary emphysema and high blood pressure.

Shihab Shahud “65 years” captured 15 years earlier (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011)

• Mustafa Asaad Alloush -- Habib Kasab -- Eyad Zahra -- Khalid Ibrahim -- Ali Mustafa Rustom (on 1 \ 9 \ 2011).

Al-Qaseer – Homs:

• Hassan Marawi (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011) -- Khalid Marawi -- Adel Marawi (on 26 \ 8 \ 2011).

Al-Hula – Homs:

• Engineer Wael Daher -- Amro Mohamed Ali Daher -- Amer Qasim Tohme Al-Taybeh Al-Gharbieh on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).)

• Muhannad Saleh Alloush -- Khaled Fayez Al-Bakour (Tal Zahab on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).

Sermin – Idlib:

• Mohammed Dib Mudrek -- Osama Haj Ali -- Ghassan Nema Haj Ali -- Mohannad Hani Kadah -- Malik Hani Kadah -- Mahmoud Hani Kadah – Ma’moun Hani Kadah -- Mohamed Diab -- Mustafa Hani Kadah -- Safwan Haj Hussein (son of Jamal) -- Mukhlis Mustafa Hajj Ali -- Isa Abdul Latif Ma’ari -- Mustafa Mohamed Zain -- Mustafa Ziyad Aboud, 14 years -- Abbas Mohammed Saeed “missing” -- Hamdo Ali Dib -- Ahmed Jamil Kaddour (Al-kasi) -- Samer Jamil Kaddour (Al-kasi) -- Abdul Jalil Abdul Latif Mahloul -- Abdul Razak Mohammed Mahloul -- Youssef Ibrahim Abboud -- Hussein Fateh Al- Yateem -- Khalid Sarmini (son of Ahmad) -- Shihab Abdul-Aleem Deeb -- Walid Sarmini (son of Ahmed) -- Mustafa Mohammed Saleh Ausayan -- Mohamed Mahmoud Ausayan -- Ahmed Subhi Duma -- Mohammed Abdo Mudrek -- Wharef Mohamed Taleb -- Mustafa Ahmed Satifan -- Mahmoud Mohamed Kayali -- Farid Mohammed Kayali – Abdul-Karim Mohamed Kayali -- Ahmad Said Ghazal

Hassan Saeed Ghazal -- Deebo Hatem Sheikh Ahmed -- Ibrahim Hatem Sheikh Ahmed -- Mohamed Ahmed Basmaji -- Firas Akkeh -- Hossam Mustafa Muteb -- Tammam Sheikh Ahmed -- Mohammed Zaki Kharouf -- Saad Zaki Kharouf -- Safwan Sheikh Ahmed -- Omar (son of Mahmoud Haj Khalil) -- Abdo Ahmed Hajj Khalil -- Radwan Ahmad Hajj Khalil, 16 years old -- Mahmoud Ibrahim Haj Khalil -- Muhammad Abdul-Hamid Haj Khalil -- Abdel Aziz Abboud -- Ahmed Hussein Haj Khalil, 16 years old -- Adnan Ibrahim Diab -- Ibrahim Mahmoud Haj Khalil -- Abdul Rahman Al-Kayali -- Mustafa Ziyad Aboud -- Mohamed Basmaji -- Qutaiba Ahmed Marri -- Youssef Ibrahim Abboud -- Safwan Abdo Mudrek (on 29 \ 8 \ 2011).

Jiser Ash’shughour – Idlib:

• Jumaa Al-Hamoud (on 5 \ 7 \ 2011 and his fate is still unknown so far)

Deraa Al-Balad:

• Ahmed Ayham Al- Rasheed Al-Masri -- Ibrahim Mahmoud Al-Masri (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).

Alsanamin – Deraa:

• Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Alheimid (born in 1967) -- Yousef Fayez Al-Masri (born in 1969) -- Milad Muhammad Faiz Shubat (was born in 1985)- Muflih Kasem Kaplan (Born in 1961), (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011).

Naseeb – Deraa:

• Muaaz Yaseen Al-Sharif -- Ziad Rifai -- Tariq Al Rifai (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011))

Al-Sawara village-Deraa:

• Young Fahd Hussein Shteiwi Al-Hariri (subjected to enforced disappearance since 27 \ 8 \ 2011 and is still unaccounted for so far).

Damascus:

• Mohammed Khalil Turki Al-Khabal Azaaal (on 31 \ 8 \ 2011) – The young man, Amjad Eriksossi (on 27 \ 8 \ 2011).

• Dr. Hummam Sabbagh -- Dr. Muawiya Rahal -- Okba Rahal -- Ahmed Al-Halabi -- Aladdin Hazeemeh -- Rafat Haj Ali -- Tariq Al Roumi -- Mohamed Al-Tureh -- Dhiya Bazrbashi – Fidaa Al-Masri (on 29 \ 8 \ 2011).

Al-Sweida:

• Shibley Yahya Hanawi -- Ghassan Janoud (on 27 \ 8 \ 2011)

Ain Al-Arab – Aleppo:

• On 1 \ 9 \ 2011, a group of Shabeeha( thugs) had beaten the young Mustafa Mahmoud (son of Mohammed) and kidnapped him to an unknown destination after he was shot, terrorizing a group of young people who had met to demonstrate.

1 -- an immediate end to the cycle of violence, murder and bloodshed in the Syrians streets, whatever the sources of this violence, whatever its forms and justifications.

5 -- To take necessary and effective measures to ensure the implementation of the right of peaceful assembly practices.

8 -- The immediate disclosure of the fate of missing.

9 -- To ensure basic civil rights and human rights in Syria, through activation of the decree which canceled the state of emergency and martial law.

Damascus: 3 \ 9 \ 2011

The undersigned organizations:

National Organization for Human Rights3\ 9 \ 2011

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3100 martyrs in Syria at least since the start of the revolution

admin1 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:01:08 +0000

hile the number of martyrs for Monday eighteen martyrs, including one child in Idlib, the number of the martyrs reached 3100 martyrs until now since last March 15.

This week began with large number of defect between the rows of army officers go out with the continued bombardment of some provinces, including Abu Kamal and Idlib.

In addition to continuing the campaign of arrests and raids in the majority of the Syrians’ governorates..

Hama and its countryside:

The campaign of arrests affected the youth of Hama and we have known the following names:

1 -- Anas Abdul Razzaq Hamadamad.
2 – Also, a young man Hazem Alazem was arrested on his way back to Hama from Mashta Helou area, by the military security.
3 -- Also arrested Nour Barazi, a young man from the province of Hama, a resident of Latakia, he was arrested while he was in the area of Kasab since a week and no news about him since that time.

The provinces of Hama and most Syrian provinces affected by a campaign of raids on the morning of 23/08/2011, a patrol of the Syrian security raided the family home in the neighborhood of Alkosour in Hama to search for a young man who had spoken, as an eyewitness, to one of TV channels via satellite telephone.

Alsalamya -- Hama
The detainees of the city of Alsalamya:
18 -- 8-2011
1 -- Abdullah Wannous
2 -- Hassan Zahra “Abu Isam”
3 – Dr. Ahmed Taleb Al-Kurdi
4 -- Ali Hammoud
5 -- Mustafa Da’as
6 -- Dr. Mawlood Mahfoud
7 -- Nawar Yaghi
8 -- Huda Diab Hassan, “Um Ali”
9 -- Younis Deep
10 -- Burgess Guibor
11 -- Sultan Guibor
12 -- Ammar Mohammed Amin
13 -- Ahed Kurdia
14 – Ali Nasra, “Abu Ghiath”
15 -- Adel Hamad
16 -- Heil Said,
17 -- Fayyad Alchihawi
18 -- Mohamed Zeno
19 -- Ragheed Aldahol
20 -- Abdul Rahman Da’as
21 -- Nawras Azzam Kashmer
22 -- lawyer, Akram Wannoos
23 -- Ayham Daaboul
24 -- Ali Hassan Zahra
25 -- Mawlood Dawood
26 -- Kareem Shaheen
27 -- Modeen Shaheen
28 -- Ali Najdat AlKhatib
29 -- Marwan Adra
30 -- Ismail Alsankari
31 -- Hedi Kaddour
32 -- Ali Shamma
33 -- Mustafa AlDa’as
34 -- Mohamed AlDa’as
35 -- Dr. Ahmed Khansa
36 – Ghatfan Aljeraatli
37 -- Lawyer Tamam Alfeel
38 -- Attorney Hassan Morshed
There are dozens of activists who are wanted and in hiding, security was not able to arrest them.

National Organization for Human Rights 29 \ 8 \ 2011

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About the continuation of the cycle of armed violence in Syria

admin1 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:59:43 +0000

And the continuing deaths and rising numbers of arbitrary detainees

The organizations defending human rights in Syria had received new information about the violent attacks carried out by the Syrian security services, and so-called (Shabeeha) against Syrian citizens protesting peacefully, in different cities and towns in Syria. These attacks led to the downfall of many of the victims of Syrian citizens During the past two days, and we could register the following names:

Dead victims
Katana -- Damascus:

· Ismail Moumneh (he was arrested on 26 \ 8 \ 2011 and is likely to have died as a result of torture)

Lattakia:
· Ayoub Ayoub -- Mohammad Nazir Ismail (They have been arrested while wounded and brought into the military hospital, and died due to their injuries)

Inkhel -- Daraa:
· Mohammed Sultan Alfarawan (had fallen on 26 \ 8 \ 2011 and died from his wounds)

Khan Sheikhoun -- Idlib:
· Ahmed Abbas, 32 years old , Mohammed Abbas , Walid Alneser (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Abu Kamal:
· Talal Albdawi -- Abdullah Alhuskkawi .- Nemer Alashaab -- Ahmed, Almaaroof -- M’hidi Talal Albdawi -- Ahmed Mohammed Abdul Jabbar (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Homs:
· Basil Khaznadar -- Fareed Aekhwan (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Arbitrary arrests
Moreover, the organizations defending human rights in Syria, have received the names of political activists, intellectuals and Syrian nationals, who have been subjected to arbitrary arrest, and they are:

Reqqa:
· On 28 \ 8 \ 2011 and from the lobby of the Palace of Justice in Reqqa, lawyer Abdul-Razzaq al-Huwaidi, human rights activist and member of the Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria, was arrested, on charges of sit-in in solidarity with the Syrian cities organized by the Bar of the City of Reqqa on 22/08/2011, he was arrested with other 22 lawyers.

Hasaka:
· Ahmed Hussein Bakr -- Adnan Mustafa Omar (Mufti neighborhood). On Friday, 26/08/2011
· Alan Sarhan -. Ali Mahmoud – Mir Al Abdul Halim Sheikha (Bro Redeh) .- Azad Walid Abdul-Kader (Al Azizia neighborhood). On Friday, 26/08/2011

Damascus:
Seroor Ali Sheikhmous, student resident of the city of Ras Al Ain -- Al Hasakah governorate -- born in 1980, a fourth year English Literature, was arrested from the University of Damascus, about three o’clock on the afternoon of Thursday’s 18.08.2011 during his exam of one of his program study. His fate remains unknown until the date of this statement

Qamishli -- Hasaka:
Said Mohamed Mohamed, Khurshid Najat Mohammed (Alika), Fathallah Hussein Hassan -- Fener Khalil -- Abdullah Omar Abdullah -- Nayef Yousef Abdi -- Abdulrahman Ahmed Slou -- Akram Mohammed Abdi -- Mohammad Yousuf Taiba -- Naif Jomaa Shamlana -- Sardar Hassan Karri -- Abdullah Othman Eido -- Dilshad Abdul Razak Arabs -- Kaniwar Jomaa Osman -- Tahir Zaki Arab, Faisal Azam, Mohammad Shabib, Jamal Abu Dello (as of 08/25/2011)

City of Aamoda -- Hasaka:
· Majdal Abdel Fattah Auajja

The city of Ras al-Ain -- Hasaka:
Omar Abdi Mohamed, known as (Omar Afdki) (on 08/21/2011)

Mare -- Aleppo
· Nrar Mohamed Hafez -- Abdel Karim Hafez and his son -- Mustafa Aakramah -- Mahmoud Abdul Razak bin Ahmad -- Ziad Bilal ibn Hussein -- Abdul-Ghani Al-Hajji -- Mahmoud AlHajji bin Abdul Ghani -- Walid Mustafa Akramah -- Ayman Mahmoud AlHafez -- Abdel Karim Abdel Salam Hafez -- Basil Hussein Hassan (on 27 \ 8 \ 2011)

Turkmen Barah -- Aleppo
· Said Barakat Barakat -- Dr. Rami AlAhmad (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011 from their work in the ambulance system in Aleppo)

Daraa the City:
· Ayham Ahmed Al-Rashid –Al-Masri -- Ibrahim Mahmoud Al-Masri (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Bosra AlSham -- Daraa:
· Ahmed Albayer -- Fayez Albayer (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Jassim -- Daraa:
· Mohammad Qasim Alhari 65 years -- Rabeeh Mohammad Qasim Alhari -- Munir Ahmed Alhari 42 years old -- Mohamed Khaled Alhari 23 years old (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Kaseer -- Homs:
· Jalal Jreban -- Ahmed Karoana -- Mohamed Mohamed Aslan AlZhori -- Mohamed Zahid AlZhori -- (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Roken Aldden -- Damascus:
· Radwan Ali Hissou -- Salah Sorkji -- Bashar Derky -- Noureddine Wanley -- Salahuddin Wanley

Homs:
· Iyad Tayara (dated 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Moadamiat Al-Sham:
· Child, Mohammed Yassin AlSheikh 15 years (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Deir Ezzor:
· Arshad Abed AlSalam Mouselli 58 years old -- Rabeeh Abdul Salam Mouselli 45 years old -- Abdul Salam Mohammed Ghaleb Mouselli 30 years old -- Mohammad Ghalib Mouselli age 23 years (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Kafaroma -- Idleb:
· Ismail Makhlooteh -- Abdul Razzaq Makhlooteh- Abdo Fadel AlRahmon -- Abdul Hai AlRahmon -- Samih Mohammed Jamil AlTaha -- Ahmed Bakor -- Hassan Alcherteh -- Ayman Alcherteh -- Mohamed Alcherteh -- Basil Alsaleem -- Saleem AlBarhom -- Ibrahim Salim AlBarhom

Village of Ahsum – Jabal Alzawye -- Idlib:
· Maher Hassan AlAmeen -- Samer Hassan, AlAmeen -- Saher Hassan, AlAmeen (on 28 \ 8 \ 2011)

Jableh:
· Mohammed Shaaban (on 25 \ 8 \ 2011 and is still unaccounted of his where about)
In a similar context: it was reported punitive action against some lawyers in the branch of the Bar Association of Hassakeh:

· On 08.23.2011 the President of the Bar Association of Hassakeh conducted a questioning of the human rights activist lawyer, Mr. Faisal Badr the spokesman for the committee’s lawyers of Syria for freedom, and that based on a fax from the President of the Bar in Syria, in connection with his testimonial to Al Arabiya television on the same day of the sit-in which called for by the Syrian Lawyers Commission for freedom.

• On Sunday, 08/28/2011 a meeting held for the a branch of Council of the Bar Association, Hassakeh, as a disciplinary board, held a hearing for his conduct as of the case number (11) for 2011 against the lawyer, Mr. Fadel Muhammad under Council resolution Branch Bar Hassakeh No. (11) Date 19.4.2011 under articles (78, 85, 87 and 88) of the law regulating the legal profession, No. (30) for 2011 and materials (77, 107, 108, 110, 113 and 114) of the Rules of Procedure of the Bar Association. The hearing was postponed the conduct case for a day of 09/18/2011 and that to give the lawyer Mohamed Fadel a proper time to look at the dossier and make his defense. The conduct lawsuit was raised against the lawyer as a disciplinary action against Fadel Mcharknh only because of his participation of the peaceful demonstrations.

• On 27 \ 8 \ 2011 about sixteen lawyers announced hunger strike to protest the arrest late last week on charges of sit-in organized by the Bar of the City Reqqa on 22.08.2011 at the lobby of the Palace of Justice in solidarity with the movement of peaceful protest in Syria and resulted in the arrested of more than 22 lawyers.

We demand security services to stop the arbitrary arrests that take place outside the law and the use of severe torture on a large scale, which resulted in the loss of the lives of many of the detainees. That practice constitutes a flagrant violation of fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Syrian Constitution of 1973 and the obligations of Syria’s international human rights, as well as international law, which protects freedom of expression, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights issued by the United Nations in 1948 in articles (18-20-21), as well as what came in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular those contained in Articles (18) and (19) on the protection of freedom of thought and expression.

1 -- an immediate end to the cycle of violence, murder and bloodshed in the Syrians streets, whatever the sources of this violence, whatever its forms and justifications.

5 -- To take necessary and effective measures to ensure the implementation of the right of peaceful assembly practices.

8 -- The immediate disclosure of the fate of missing

9 -- To ensure basic civil rights and human rights in Syria, through activation of the decree which canceled a state of emergency and martial law.

Damascus: 29 \ 8 \ 2011

The undersigned organizations:
1 -- National Organization for Human Rights in Syria
2 -- Human Rights Organization in Syria -- MAF
3 -- The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria.
4 -- Kurdish Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria (DAD).
5 -- Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria (ALRASED)
6 -- Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria

National Organization for Human Rights 29 \ 8 \ 2

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Syrian Security Forces Dispersed by Force and Violence, Solidarity held in Front Lawyers

admin1 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:13:28 +0000

syndicate in Al Rakka city, and arbitrary arrest of nine lawyers

The organizations defending human rights in Syria received with deep conviction and condemnation, the news of the Syrian authorities, the arrest of nine lawyers in Al Rakka city, and they areLawyer Rana Khalil Ibrahim, she was assaulted by security in a very bad manner

Lawyer Mahmoud Al Hadi

Lawyer Mahmoud Al Aisha

. Lawyer Farhan Al Neimi

Lawyer Asheed Al Ali Al Mousa

Lawyer Omar Al Ali

Lawyer Reema Al Shana’aa

Lawyer Ali Fares

Lawer Mohd Al Fares

Lawyer Mohammed Al Shlash

After carrying out a protest of solidarity supporting the Syrian cities today on 22 \ 8 \ 2011 in front of the lawyers syndicate, and raised the slogans of national and democracy:

We are all with Syria and the Syrian People’s Revolution

After the protesters entering the lobby of lawyers syndicate, the Syrian security forces arrested and assaulted the above mentioned layers.

We are in the organizations defending human rights in Syria, condemn and strongly denounce the arrest of lawyers in Al Rakka city, and we express our deep concern for what happened to them, and we demand their immediate release, without limitation or condition. We also condemn the continuation of the security services practice of illegal arbitrary arrest on a large scale , against the Syrian reluctants, pro-democracy and human rights, pursuant to a state of emergency and martial law declared in the country since 1963, which constitutes a flagrant violation of fundamental freedoms and the Constitution of Syria.

We also see the continuous detention of lawyers, in Al Rakka city, and detained them un communicated for a long time, is considered a violation of Syria’s international obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified on 12.04.1969 and was effective on 23.03.1976, specifically materials (9, 14, 19, 21 and 22) and the International Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, ratified by on 19.08.2004 and was effective on 18.9.2004 in the International Covenant Article (7), which provisions are absolute, and there is no exceptions allowed for the practice of torture.

It is also considered a material for deficient right under Article (4), and there is no crisis to justify deviation from the standards of this Article. Even the Convention Against Torture in Article (2) emphasizes the absolute nature of this provision “may not be invoked in any exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether it was a state of war or threat of war, internal political instability or any of the other public emergency as a justification of torture “, means both Conventions impose on Syria’s obligations to prohibit torture, and not to use it under any circumstances. It also prohibits the use of statements extracted under torture or ill-treatment as evidence in any legal action against those who are exposed to such treatment. This procedure is also considered a clear violation of the Declaration for the Protection defenders for Human Rights adopted and proclaimed for public by General Assembly Resolution (52/144) of 9 December \ December 1998, specifically in articles (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5).

We also hereby remind Syrian authorities that this procedure also collide with the recommendations of the Human Rights Committee Eighty- on its fourth session, July 2005 and in particular the sixth paragraph on non-compliance with the provisions of the International Covenant on civilization and politics during a state of emergency (article 4) and to ensure these rights, including the materials (9, 14, 19 and 22) and paragraph twelve of these recommendations which require the State party, (Syria) to immediately release all persons detained in connection with their activities in the field of human rights and put an end to all practices of harassment and intimidation against human rights defenders. And to take urgent measures for the revision of all legislation that restricts the activities of human rights organizations, in particular legislation on the state of emergency should not be used as a pretext to suppress the activities aimed at promoting and protecting human rights.

Damascus

22 \ 8 \ 2011

The undersigned organizations:

1 - National Organization for Human Rights in Syria.
2 - Human Rights Organization in Syria - MAF.
3 - The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria
4 - Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria (observer).
5 - Kurdish Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria (DAD).
6 - Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria

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Condolences

admin1 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:11:19 +0000

Death of human rights activist, Mr. Ghaleb Amer (Abu Nidal)

With deep sadness and grief, organizations defending human rights in Syria, have received the news of the death of human rights and political activist:

Colleague, Mr. Ghaleb Amer (Abu Nidal)

Who passed away this morning 24/08/2011

Our colleague, Mr. Ghaleb Amer (Abu Nidal), was born in the province of Al-Sweida -- the city Shahba. He is one of the prominent names in political and human rights and one of the founding member of the Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria and a former member of its Board of Directors.

On this painful and sad occasion, we as organizations defending human rights in Syria, and all human rights activists in Syria, we revolve our warmest heartfelt condolences to each of the deceased and his wife and children and the whole Al-Amer and his brothers and his colleagues and friends.

We ask Almighty God to grant the mercy of the deceased and to his family and his friends and his family patience and solace.

We are to God and to Him we return

Damascus: 24 \ 8 \ 2011

The undersigned organizations:

المنظمة الوطنية لحقوق الإنسان في سورية – دمشق- فاكس 00963115330005 – هاتف 096393348666

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Continuing of Excessive Repression for Peaceful Protest And non-Meet Rightful Demands for Peacefully Demonstrators Increases of the Syrian Crisis

admin1 — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:22:14 +0000

It has been reached the Human Rights Organizations names of victims during the last few days, they are:

Killed Victims

Hama City

Zakaria Lahlah- Mohamed Okdeh

Lattakia City

Maher Al Saabi 28 years old, Badria Ahmad Al Najaar, Abdullah Amon 25 years old, and Ismail Zarteet (on 5/8/2011) he was born 1983, English Literature university student, Teshreen University.

Homs City

Omar Ibrahim Al Zobi (Palmyra Bab), Yahia Al Yosef, Ammar Hammash, Basem Ezz Al Deen Mohd Al Hatem ( Al Hola village), Feras Al Neimi, Khaled Ahmed Sulaiman, Mohamed Yasser Zadah, Mustafa Al Kun, Mohd Al Omar, Rasha Burhan Al Ammar, Jalal Basem, The pharmacist Maad Al Hafez, and malek Omar

Al Zawia Mountain – Edleb City

Abdo Ahmad Jazzar, from Ibdita village, he is 27 years old.

Detention: Arbitrary

Because of the contiguous illegal arbitrary detention approach, it has been reached to us the following names who were arrested:

Daria (Damascus Country side):

Mazen Sulaiman Shurbatji

Dooma (Damascus Country side):

Akram Makia, Ibrahim Makia, and Mohamed El Aswad

Rukn Al Deen-Damascus:

Sherko Mehrab Wae’ely, Ghazi Mehrab Wae’ely, Mahmood Abdulla Dakouri, Ibrahim Eskeefi, Amer Keeki, Zafer Keeki, Musaab Clo, Mohd Abbas, Saeed Mardini, lawand Sheikho, Mahmood, Obada Al Roobeh, abbodeh Al Roobeh, Mohd Halawa,, Yousef al Kurdi, Hosam Jazmati, Ayman Hedo, the loyer Abul Kader Baladiah, the loyer Elham Koro, Walid Melli, Moaiad Al Shareef, Haval Mekri, Mohd Mohiay El Deen Mekri, Hadi Mekdad, Ebrahim Mekdad, Yousef Abdul Elaah Al Masri, Salah Shehadeh, Omran Ajak, Yaseen Ajak, Majd Al Hendi (14 years old), Saado Gghazawi, Moh Al Mullem, Ahmed Dakouri, Salah Dakouri, Kareem Dakouri, Hasan Dakouri, Hussain Dakouri, Shaban Dakouri, Ali Dakouri, Ammar Mhanna Abboud, Mohd Mhanna Aboud, Ali Dairki, Jamal Al Yafi, Khaled Omari, Maher Waeli, Basel Ghazaleh, Mohanad Ghazaleh, Osama Al Herek, Issam Melli, Hussain Keeki, Salah Kalash, Mohd Kashool Mardini (Abu Belal – Al Hedaya Mosque- Muezzin who call for praying), Haval Akko, Shahrooze Soorakji, Mohd Kehleh, Sherko Zaza, Rashwan Kehleh, Saeed Shaibani, Mohd Eskeefi, Mohd Awa’ad, Nidal Waeli, Fadi Abu Marak, Walid Yousef Dakkouri, Bassam Al Wagha, Adam Mekri, Shadi Nasser, Khaled Keeki, Mohd Melli, Feras Al Shouli, Abdul Hadi Easa, Riad Waeli, Mohd Kasem Al Nabulsi, Ahmad Melli, Sherko Diar Bakral, Taha Diar Bakraly, Haval Zaza, Hasan Jaaf Klo, and Ammar Jaaf Klo.

Jobar – (Damascus Country side):

Muneer Al Khateeb

Al Muddamia – (Damascus Country side):

Ahmad Adnan Al Khateeb (Ezzo)

Erbeen – (Damascus Country side):

Bashar Al Anbari, and Hassan Al Sherrif

Al Hajar Al Aswad – (Damascus Country side):

Fakhri Hussain Al Ahmad, Adnan Fakhri Al Ahmad, Ossama Hussain Al Daher, Noor El Deen Mohd Al Hamd, Mohd Kheir Diab Bakdalia, and Amer Al Daher.

Al Kaboon – Damascus:

Shawkin Al Hamwi (Retired Officer), Dr. Mohd Nehad Kurdia (University Professor).

Harran – (Damascus Country side):

Emad Saad El Deen Al Akraa, Marwan Abdul Rahman, Mudallaleh, Khaled Mohd hasan Heshmeh, Husam hmoud Al Khateeb, Khaled Al Dussoki, and Ghassan Mahmood Kraiker.

Kudsaia – (Damascus Country side):

Marwan Ruzmeh

Al Taal – (Damascus Country side):

Ahmad El Ahmar Ebn Abdul Azzem 23 years old, Belal El Ahmar Ebn Bakri, Belal El Ahmar Ebn Diab, khaldoon El Ahmar, Raheek El Ahmar, Radwan El Ahmar, Amer Yassin El Ahmar, Ammar Radwan El Ahmar, Ehab Yousef Alzelm, Abdul Wahab Al Zain, Khaled Al Zain, Mohd Hassan Bulbol, Mohanad Bulbol, Diaa Tekles, Issam Tekles, Alaa Tekles, Mohd Tekles, Mahdi Mamoon Tekles, Mohd Mohd Tekles, Thaer El Ahmar, Rajab Ahmad Jamoos, Wafi Abdul Rahman Jamoos, Atef Zaatar, Ezz El Deen Zaatar, Dr. Mohd Noor Zaatar, Sadi Zainiah, Munzer Zainiah, Hassan Kojk, Samer Kojk, Mohd Kojk, Abdul Sattar Naboosh, Tarek Ttaleb, Zaher Al Shaar, Eid Al Refaai, Omar Hejazi, Dr. Ahmd Hejazi, Baraa Alaal (2 months ago), Yamed Ddallah, Ali Al Ali, Nasser Shebli, Mohd Mardini, Hazem Jamoos, Mohd Mohiey El Deen Jammos (2 month ago), Makki Al Swadi, Obaida Al Khateeb, Safwan Lazkani, and Ahmed Al Khateeb.

Al Rakka:

Basheer Meslet alhwaidi, (University Students- Omar Alhwaidi, Teacher Ahmad Mohd Alzer (a Council member in Al Rakka city) , Zaid Mohd Alzer, Hassan Hussain Alba’yer, Muthanna Mohd Albady, Basel Al Hamdoosh Al Mohd, Yazan Al Mfaddi, Abdul Al Rahman Al Khaleef, Abdullah Nojom Al Ahmad, Khaled Mustafa al Hallak, Abed Al Mohamed, Mohd Darweesh, Ebrahim Al Taha, Ebrahim Hmood, Salem Al Awini, and Ismail Hajji Ismail.

Al Na’aeema village – Daraa:

Ibrahim Talal Aboud, Ahmad Sayel Al Aboud, and Ahmad Mufleh Al Aboud.

Busra Al Sahm-Daraa:

Marwan Al Samara, Hani Khaleel, Mohd Al Saeeb, Abed Al Kwaider.

Al Holeh- Homs:

Loyer Abdul Wahab Rashwani, Kutaiba Al Kurdi, Mahdi Al Kurdi, Abdul Rahman Jnedo, Khaled Jnedo, and Ammar Hallak.

Homs:

Al Shaikh Muneer Hori Zadah.

Al Salamiah -- Hama

(The artist) Mawlood Dawood, Dr. Ahmad taleb Al Kurdi, Abdullah Wannous, Hassan Zahra (Abu Issam), Youness Deeb, Sultan Gaiboor, Ammar Mohd Amin, Mustafa Al Daas, Dr. Mawlood Mahfood, Ali Hmood, Nawar Yaghi, Huda Diab Hassan (Um Ali), Burjos Ghaiboor, Ali Nasra (Abu Ghiath), Ahmad Sami Al Jundi, Abdul Rahman Al Da’as, Ahed Kurdieyeh, Adel Hamad, hayel Saeed, Fiad Al Shehawi, Mohd Zaino, Ragheed Al Dahool, Nawras Azzam Kasmar, Lawyer Akram Wannous, Ali Hassan Zahra, Ayham, Kareem, Madyan Shaheen, Ali Najdat Al Khateeb, Marwan Adra, Isamail Al sankari, Hadi Kadoour, Ali Shamma, Mustafa Al Daas, Ghatfan Al Jiraatly, Mohd Al Daas, and Dr. Mohd Khansa .

Taibah Al Emam – Hama:

Wae’el Mohd Khattab.

Kernaz – Hama

Hussain Mohd Al Hamdan, Mohd Saleh Al Kaheet, Mohd Enad Al Obaid, and Muslat sarhan Al Kaheet.

Khattab – Hama

The Pharmacist Hazem Mustafa Al Zahouri, Dr. Nazeeh Zafer Al Tooshi, Al Shaikh Abdul Moneim Al Mahmood, Safwan Abdul Moneim Al Mahmood, hmood Adel Al Khateeb, ahmad Abdul Kareem Hamada, Fadi Homood Alroz, Engineer Samer Hmood Alroz, Hassan Ahmad Al Kharbotli, Mamoon Sulaiman Al Hasson, Ahmad Al Rajoob, Abdul Razzak, Mustafa Al Yousef, and Ramez Ahmad Al Bakour.

Hama

Al Shaikh Anas Al Farra, Al Mumeneen Mosque (speaker and prayers leader), Mukhtar Zekra, and Ahmad Sulaiman Zekra.

Maar Shoreen – Edleb:

Hareth Hamed Al Hmood, Ahmad Hamed Al Hmood, and Abdul Raaof Al Mustafa.

Jobas -- Edleb:

Kassem Hussain Al Asaad, AnwarAl Yousef, and Ammar Zaidan .

Latakia:

Nabeel Laila, Ali Al Haski, Adnan Al Jundi, Bashar Hmooda, Mohanad Esmail, basem Darweesh, Imad Mustafa Shraiteh (52 years old more than 2 month), Suhaib Mehjazi (43 years old more than 20 days), Mohd Khaleel Mehjazi (42 years old), Ahmad Entabli, Mohd Al Masri, Noor Al Deen Nawar Al Barazi (8/8/2011), Mohd Ali Radwan (4/8/2011), Ali Salwaia, Mazen Hag Khaled, Osama Eid Othman, and Tarek Saeed Balsha .

Andan – Aleppo:

Jamal Kurah Kash, Alaa Mahmood Al Saab, and Mohd Shgal .

Tal Refaat – Aleppo:

Ahmad Sameh Derbas, and Mohd Hussain Assaf .

Dair Al Zoor:

Ammar Hussain Al Jeejan, Abdul Rahman Jaber Al Hendawi, Kassem Jaber , Al Hendawi, and Amer Kaddour Al Eassa .

Al Swaida’a:

Hamood Akeel

Al Hasakeh:

Daham Al Sattam (theatre Director) he has been arrested since 17/8/2011 and his fate is still unknown.

Being we are the Organizations defending human rights in Syria, we present our condolence for families of killed victims, hoping the prompt recovery of the wounded people, and we condemn the continuous violence spiral in Syria, whoever was behind this violence or any of its forms or justifications which is considered Flagrant violations of the right to life.

We also strongly condemn arbitrary detention against Syrian citizens, we also express our deep worry regarding information confirms arrests of the wounded people from hospitals whose fate is still unknown. In addition, to the closure of some hospitals and exposure of their staff to threats.

We are demanding security forces to stop illegal arbitrary detention, and the use of sever torture on large scale which claimed the lives of many of the detainees, which constitutes a flagrant violations of fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Syrian Constitution of 1973 and Syria’s international commitments on human rights.

We in the organizations defending human rights in Syria, we declare our full support for the exercise of all Syrians right of assembly and peaceful protest and express their legitimate demands and see that these demands is right and just and on the Syrian government to move quickly to implement them

We in the organizations defending human rights in Syria, we call on the Syrian authorities to bear the full responsibility to take urgent and effective measures to:

1 -- An immediate end to the cycle of violence, murder and bloodshed in the streets, Syrian, whatever the sources of this violence, whatever its forms and justifications.
2 -- Make a decision promptly and effectively to restore the army to sexual intercourse and lifting the siege on cities and towns and to and activating the principle of neutrality of the army before the internal political differences, and his return to the barracks to perform its job of protecting the homeland and the people, and ensure the unity of the country.
3 -- Palm of the hands of security forces to intervene in the lives of citizens through the stop the prosecution of citizens, intellectuals and activists, and allow human rights organizations to operate effectively.
4 -- To form a judicial commission of inquiry, independent and impartial, fair and transparent participation of representatives of organizations advocating for human rights in Syria, the disclosure of emitters of violence and practitioners have, and those responsible for the casualties (dead and injured), whether governmental or non-government, and bring them to justice and hold them accountable.
5 -- Take the necessary measures to ensure the effective exercise of the right of peaceful assembly practice.
6 -- The status of all places of detention and arrest of all security agencies under the direct supervision of the judicial scrutiny in the immediate complaints of torture practiced against the detainees and to allow the lawyers to contact their clients in all detention centers

7 -- Closure of political arrests and to release all political prisoners and prisoners of opinion and conscience, and all were arrested because of their participation gatherings peaceful conducted in different Syrian cities, unless he is charged with a recognizably criminal offense and brought to trial promptly and meet the criteria of a fair trial.
8 -- The immediate disclosure of the fate of missing people.
9 -- Ensuring basic rights and freedoms of human rights in Syria, through activation of a decree to cancel a state of emergency and martial law.
10 -- The immediate cessation of all practices of the attack on peaceful demonstrators and innocent citizens, committed by the so-called (the People’s Committees), or (what is known Alshabeeha), given that the reaction of these elements, is outside the law which requires a referral to the judiciary and hold them for judging, and in holding all their supporters and funders of their activities, as elements in the group of violence, and is illegally licensed.
11 – The Syrian authorities should stop the method of oppressive and excessive use of force, treatment which contributed to increasing deterioration in the situation and poor pension and deepen the crisis of community, did not contribute this way oppressive calm atmosphere and work to find the right solutions with the participation of the Syrians to the different affiliations and persuasions, these solutions would be a real guarantees for the maintenance of the unity of the Syrian society and to ensure a secure democratic future for all its citizens equally, without any exception.

Damascus: 17 Aug., 2011

Organizations signed the statement:

• National Organization for Human Rights in Syria.
• Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria (l d h)
• Kurdish Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria (DAD) ..
• Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria.
• Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria - the observer (Al Raased).
• Human Rights Organization in Syria - MAF.

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Armed and violent repression of peaceful protests in Syria

admin1 — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:49:49 +0000

lead to many casualties
and arrests of many

Organisations defending human rights in Syria received with great concern, condemnation and denunciation, news which confirm that Syrian authorities continue to use violence and excessive force to suppress peaceful protests in various cities and towns, attacking peaceful demonstrators and cutting off communications, electricity and water supply for cities and towns. These barbaric practices have lead to continuous bloodsheds in the streets wounding and killing many in different towns and cities during the past few days; among them were the following:

Dead victims

Douma, Damascus suburbs:

• Fatima Karim -- Khaled Jihad Silaik -- Bassam Toukhi -- Mohamed Bitar

Saqba, Damascus suburbs:
• Abdullah Hamoud

Deir Ezzor:

• Osama Mari Alhbashan -- Abdullah Qasim Omar -- Abdullah Faraj (16 years old) -- Salah Hayes (72 years old).

Alsakhur, Aleppo:

• Zaher Zaher Ali -- Mohammed Hamam bin Hassan (born in Al-Bab and lived in Alsakhur)- Hussein Babelli.

Binnish, Idlib:

• Quamar Arif

Hama:
• Nassir Abdulaziz Bolad (41 years old) -- Bilal Shaquaqui -- Nasser Bakir -

Homs:

• Iyad Bayrakdar

Unlawful and Arbitrary arrests:

Moreover, the Syrian authorities continue to unlawfully and arbitrarily arrest and prosecute political activists, intellectuals, and ordinary Syrian citizens, which constitute a flagrant violation of the fundamental freedom guaranteed by the Syrian constitution, despite the announcement of the abolition of the state of emergency. Among them were:

Qusair, Homs:
• On Friday 12 /08/ 2011, Mr. Rushdie Sheikh Rashid, lawyer and Vice Chairman of the Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria; he was arrested because of his human rights activities, he is still under arrest until the moment of issuing this statement.

Salamya, Hamah:

• Dr. Ahmed Talib Al-Kurdi, a well- known human rights activist and formerly a member of the Board of Trustees in the Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria
• The well-known human rights activist Mr. Hassan Zahra (Abu Isam).
• Sultan Guibor -- Younis Depp -- Burgess Guibor -- Huda Hassan.

Al-Swaydaa:

• Mr. Fouad Kahl, a known poet and a member of the Arab Writers Union; was arrested on the grounds of taking part in a demonstration demanding freedom on 11/8/2011. He was born in 1949 in Sahwet Balata.

Al-Maydan, Damascus:

• Mohamed Khair hallak.

Kisweh, Damascus suburbs:

• Raafat Ramez Abdel-Fattah.

Ain Khadra – Damascus suburbs:

• Abdullah Dalati -- Yasser Dalati -- Ahmed Dalati –

Zabadani – Damascus suburbs:

• Mohammed Hussein Altenawi -- Ali Dalati -- Mutasim Hamdan -- Yaman Hamdan -- Hamza Hamdan -- Ali Aladdin -- Ghias Ali Aladdin -- Loay Ali Aladdin -- Samir Zaytoon.

Daraia, Damascus suburbs:

• Alaa Hamdoni- Moayyad Hamdoni -- Loay Hamdoni -- Mohammad Alian

Al-Tall, Damascus suburbs:

• Abdel-Wahab Zain – Khalid Zain.

Sitt Zeinab – Damascus suburbs:

• Wasim Sabra -- Nadim Sabra -- Khaled Sabra -- Basil Sabra -- Ahmad Sabra -- Mazen Mohsen -- Khalid Alkasrini -- Abdullah Alkasrini -- Ahmed Alkasrini -- Musab al-Ahmad -- Ahmad Nimeiri -- Hassan Ahmed Nimeiri -- Nihad Adnan Nimeiri -- Jihad Adnan Nimeiri -- Mamoon Khamis -- Alaa Khamis -- Fathi Khamis -- Firas Shukairy -- Ayman Shukairy -- Assad Shukairy -Ahmed Sobh Shaheen -- Qutaiba Sobh Shaheen -- Abdullah Heishan -- Mahmoud Heishan -- Anas Aldgialh -- Thaer Aldgialh -- Amin Abdul Hakim Ali -- Rifaat al-Abdullah -- Yahya Mohammed Nimeiri

Saqbaa – Damascus suburbs:

• Osama Mahmoud Hallak -- Eid Fares Alepeshash -- Jamil Mohammed Said -- Ziad Jamil Said (15 years) -- Bassam Ahmed Alepeshash -- Anwar Jomaa -- Bassam Mahmoud Jomaa -- Omar Adnan Jomaa -- Mahmoud El-Farra -- Ahmed Adnan Sindyan (17 years) -- Ayman Alzakari -- Mohammed Alzakari -- Ali Abdel-Al

Deir Ezzor:

• Agricultural Engineer Hani Ikil – Osman Ikil -- Majd Hatem -- Mohammed Tarif Hajj Neema – engineer Basil Alfetteh -- Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Khairi Madlaji -- Iyad Hant – Ameen Alkateb -- Mohammed Hant -- Moataz Billah Hamidi -- Abdul Malik Saffuk -- Obeida Salim Sulaiman -- Jihad Mushaweh -- Isa Shatti -- Moses Shatti -- Ayham Turki son of Nouria, lives in Howayka, was forcibly abducted, still nothing known about him.

Ma’arrat Numan -- Idlib:

• Hussein Barakat -- Abdul Rahman Al-Siddiq -- Abdul Rahman Al-Ahmad -- Ahmad Makhzoum -- Ahmad Ismail -- Abdullah Ismail -- Fawaz sallal

Khan Sheikhoun -- Idlib:

• Ouddai Marwan Alsrmani (34 years) -- Nasr Mostafa alnisr (31 years old) -- Faisal Khaled Al-Najjar (60 years) -- Dr. Anas Abdul Razzaq al-Khatib (surgeon, 40 years old) -- Bilal Abdul-Razzaq al-Khatib (31 years old) -- Jihad Muhammad Sawadi (36 years old) -- Abd al-Nasir Muhammad Abdul Qadir Nijm (32 years old) – Safi Wasel Aldeub -- Abdel-Wahab Mohamed Khair Safar (32 years old) -- Mohamed Ahmed Safar (42 years old) -- Abdul Latif Jafar Taan (35 years old) -- Ibrahim Khaled Tallawy (38 years old) -- Yasser Ahmed Najm (35 years old) -- Hassan Abdel Halim Alsrmani (18 years old) -- Khalid Ismail Alsrmani (55 years) -- Abdul Latif Musa Tallawy (46 years old) -- Khalid Hassan Shahwan (31 years old) -- Ahmed Khalid Nisr (38 years old) -- Abdullah Hussein Kurdi (30 years old) -- Walid Abdul-Karim Hzairin (35 years old)

Idlib:
• Saleh Mohammed Sahari (63 years) -- Radwan Sahari (55 years) – Oqba Sahari -- Shadi Ahmed Habbob -- Mohammad Hashim Sahari – Ihaab Hikmat Sahari -- Hussain Junaid Badawi

Lattakia:

• Ahmed Sheikh Khamis -- Farooq Sheikh Khamis -- Abdullah Shannan

Qussair, Homs:

• Omar Ihsan Alsamar -- Maamon Mazen Itr -- Malik Jarkas – Rayda Hasyaan -- Haitham Mazen Itr -- Hosni Mazen Itr -- Bilal Jarkas -- Benjamin Gerk -- Emad Mohammed Raad -- Orwa Mazen Itr -- Mustafa Aqra -- Mohamed Marei Khalif -- Alaa Merhi Khalif -- Mahmoud Hazza Harba -- Ziad Mahmoud Harba- Mahmoud Rahma Abu Bilal -- Badr Ismail Harba – Anas Jarkas -- Muhammad Sayf Al-Din Raad -- Tareq Shehadeh -- Ghassan Shehadeh -- Ammar Abdul-Rahman Ammar -- Muhammad Abd Al-Rahman Kerkoz -- Tareq Adham Kerkoz – Kifaah Mohamed Mansour

Jarablous -- Aleppo:

• Shadi Al Jassim

Aleppo:
• Abdul Karim Fansa

Msefra, Daraa:

• On 10 \ 8 \ 2011, Dr. Mohammed Bassam Kurdi was arrested in Msefra , he suffers from a cardiac disease; he was referred to the hospital because of a heart attack.

Ras Al Ain -- Hasaka:

• Activist Farhan Abdul Aziz Shikhu (born in 1983)

We, in the organisations that defend human rights in Syria, as we offer our condolences to the families of the victims and our good wishes for a speedy recovery to the wounded, condemn the continuous cycle of violence in Syria, whatever the sources of this violence, its forms, or justifications; this violence is a flagrant violation of human rights.

We also condemn and strongly denounce the continuous arbitrary and unlawful arrest of the Syrian citizens; we express our deep concern over their fate.

We are also deeply worried because of information that confirm the arrest of the wounded from hospitals, the closure of some hospitals and threatening the medical staff.

We demand the security services to stop the arbitrary and unlawful arrests and the use of severe torture on a large scale which claimed the lives of many of the detainees, the thing that constitutes a flagrant violation of fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Syrian Constitution of 1973 and Syria’s obligations of international human rights.

We, in the organisations defending human rights in Syria, declare our full support to all Syrians to exercise their rights of assembly and peaceful protest and express their legitimate demands. We consider these demands fair and just and the Syrian government should move quickly to implement them.

We call on the Syrian authorities to bear the full responsibility to take urgent and effective measures to:
1 -- Immediately end the cycle of violence, murder and bloodshed in the streets, whatever the sources of this violence, whatever its forms and justifications.

2 -- Make a quick decision to promptly and effectively withdraw army units to its bases, lift the siege on cities and towns, activate the principle of neutrality of the army regarding national political differences, and limiting its job to protecting the homeland and the people, and ensuring the unity of the country.
3 -- Stop security forces from interfering with the daily life of citizens by stopping the prosecution of citizens, intellectuals and activists, and allowing human rights organisations to operate effectively.
4 -- Form an independent, fair, transparent and impartial judicial commission of inquiry, with participation of representatives of organisations advocating human rights in Syria, to disclose those responsible for the atrocities whether they were government personnel or not, and bring them to justice and hold them accountable.
5 -- Take the necessary measures to ensure the effective exercise of the right of peaceful assembly.
6 -- Put all places of detention and arrest that belong to security agencies under the direct supervision of judicial scrutiny. Investigating complaints of torture practiced against the detainees and allowing lawyers to contact their clients at all detention centers.
7 -- Stop political arrests, release all political prisoners and prisoners of opinion and conscience, and all who were arrested because of their participation in peaceful gatherings conducted in different Syrian cities, unless they are charged with recognized criminal offenses and promptly brought to trial that meet the criteria of a fair trial.
8 -- Disclose the fate of the missing immediately.
9 -- Ensure that human rights in Syria are guaranteed, through activating the decree that cancelled the state of emergency and martial law.
10 – Immediately end all the violent attacks against the peaceful demonstrators and innocent citizens committed by the so-called (the People’s Committees), or (what is known Shabbiha), given that the practices of these elements are unlawful which requires referring them to the judicial authority and holding them accountable, alongside with all their supporters and funders.
11 – Stop oppressive practices and excessive use of force, which contributed to the increasingly deteriorating situation and poor life conditions and deepened the crisis of society. These practices did not help to calm the congested atmosphere and to find the right solutions with the participation of all Syrians regardless of their different affiliations and persuasions; these solutions would guarantee the unity of the Syrian society and secure a democratic future for all citizens without any exception.

Damascus: 12 \ 8 \ 2011

The undersigned organizations:

1 -- National Organization for Human Rights in Syria.
2 -- Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria
3 -- Kurdish Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and Public Freedom in Syria (DAD).
4 -- Human Rights Organization in Syria -- MAF.
5 -- Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria (Observer).
6 -- Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria.

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Declaration of head of NOHR-S

admin1 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:13:55 +0000

Dr. Ammar Qurabi head of the National Organization for Human Rights received invitation to the

meetings of the national dialogue to be held in Damascus on 10-11 of this month under the auspices of Syrian Vice President Farouk al-SharaThe call for dialogue itself, is recognition of the legitimacy of the work of human rights organizations, which have long demanded LICENSED, those organizations derived their legitimate from the nation on the ground, which forced the authorities to recognize them. Noticing that the Syrian regime is the one that lost the legitimacy after being dropped by the Syrian revolution.

My refusal to call for dialogue is not a rejection of the idea of dialogue, as the real rejection of dialogue was initiated by the Syrian regime that did not create the right environment for it, since I personally asked for the following from the first day:

-Withdraw the army from the cities and stop the killing and arrest.

-The release of political prisoners, including 11 thousand was arrested on the back of the demonstrations.
-Allowing citizens to express their views and peaceful protest freely

-To bring the perpetrators and murderers of the elements of the security services and army and “Shabiha” to justice, which has not happened!

-And that the Syrian authorities also claim that it has issued orders not to fire on the demonstrators, without seeing the implementation of those orders on the ground then what is the use of dialogue with an authority that does not have the ability to control the course of stage?.

Hence; if the authorities are really in control, and do issues orders to murder and torture, then we reject any dialogue with murderers!

I hereby find the opportunity to clarify our positions on a number of issues raised in the recent period of different importance:

1 -- recent events have demonstrated beyond any doubt, that the Syrian president is directly responsible for the killing of innocent people and the hands supporting him are stained with the blood of the Syrian nation, so any dialogue must be based on stepping out of power.

2- Reject any foreign military intervention of any kind in Syria, and with our peaceful revolution, and not to resort to revenge, and with my appreciation for the feelings of anger, I still urge everyone not to resort to any means of violence and continue to raise the banner of peaceful demonstrations, and that the courts of the UN and the national ones are the guarantee to the restitution and injustice to its people.

3 – the rejection of sectarian slogans proclaimed by some people from all sides, and we call religious unification rhetoric and make their talk of the essence of a civilian surge away from any sectarian. The battle between tyranny and freedom.

4 -- The unity of the Syrian territories is a sacred subject and not be discussed or addressed.

5 -- I did not participate in the Paris Conference which was held recently due to prior commitments in Brussels.

6 -- After the experience of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries suffering some humiliation and torment, and with the appreciation of the suffering of our people displaced inside and outside Syria, we invite people to search for personal security within Syria, except those forced to, since they are the capital of this revolution and continuity. We call upon the rest of the Syrians to give help and safe haven for those fleeing from death and destruction.


 Dr. Ammar Qurabi head of the National Organization for Human Rights 9 \ 7 \ 2011

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Deadly Repression in Syria: ITUC Expresses Solidarity with Strike Movement in Hama

admin1 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:33:23 +0000

The ITUC has once again denounced the appalling brutality of the increasingly violent repression in Syria and has expressed its solidarity with the general strike launched this weekend in the city of Hama.

According to the AFP and Reuters press agencies, residents of the city of Hama have, since Saturday, been staging a three-day general strike in tribute to the dozens of people killed by security forces during the demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.

“Week after week since the start of the protest movement against the dictatorial regime in Syria, the repression has been growing ever fiercer, showing absolutely total disrespect for human life,” said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow.

“Braving the fear of mercilessly cruel repression, the population of the already martyr city of Hama have shown incredible courage by using the peaceful weapon of strike action. We would like them to hear our message of solidarity,” continued Sharan Burrow.

“The Syrian regime is turning a deaf ear both to the growing message of protest conveyed by people across the country and to international pressure and sanctions. In the face of this escalation in the unbridled violent repression, the international community must step up the pressure and sanctions against the regime, which will be held accountable for these acts, punishable by international law,” she added.

Hama, 210 km north of the capital Damascus, has been brought to a standstill. Even the shops are closed, according to witness reports gathered by AFP and Reuters. Over 60 people were reportedly killed in the repression of a protest bringing together over 50,000 people on Friday. On Saturday, over 10,000 people attended their funerals and another ten people in Hama were shot dead by security forces. The city of Hama had already, in 1982, been the scene of a massacre by the regime of Hafez al-Assad, in which 20,000 people were killed within 24 hours. On Sunday, at least another 28 lives were claimed by the repression in the north of the country. According to figures from NGOs, gathered by the United Nations, over 1,100 people have been killed since the start of the protests in mid March and thousands more have been arrested and tortured.

“The massacre must end and the iron shroud cloaking the country must be lifted. The international press as well as humanitarian and human rights organisations must be allowed to do their work there. The Syrian people’s desire for basic freedoms and social justice are legitimate and cannot be ignored,” concluded Sharan Burrow.

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