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Spain's top court on Monday agreed to investigate claims by a Spanish woman who alleges her brother was tortured and murdered by Bashar al-Assad's security forces. According to the woman, who is identified only as...

The Syrian government has conducted "coordinated chemical attacks" on the rebel controlled portions of Aleppo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged Monday. On the basis of interviews, video footage and social media posts, HRW concluded that the Assad...

The UN announced on Thursday that the independent panel charged with assisting in the investigation and prosecution of war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria will be headed by a senior judge or prosecutor with...

Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland on Thursday stated that the interruption of water that has left millions of Syrians without clean access to water constitutes a war crime. The secretary, who acts as...

Syrian warplanes resumed bombardment (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights report) outside of Damascus Sunday after ceasing for almost one day. The strikes are continuing in spite of a ceasefire agreement reached just days before. Hundreds fled the rebel-controlled Wadi...

Yasin Aktay, spokesman for Turkey's ruling party said on Wednesday that the government is pushing for a Syrian cease-fire to be in place by 2017. Aktay confirmed that talks between Russia and Turkey are ongoing and that "Turkey's...

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday to establish an independent panel to investigation possible war crimes in Syria. The resolution, approved by a vote of 105 to 15 against, with 52 abstentions, will establish the International,...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday accused Syrian pro-government forces of going door to door and systematically killing civilians in at least four neighborhoods. The killings have reportedly resulted in...

The Russian/Syrian coalition committed war crimes in Aleppo during September and October, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. HRW alleges that the bombings constitute war crimes, as the bombings appear to be recklessly hitting civilians and...

UN officials urged the international community on Wednesday to unite with the UN Security Council to protect civilians in the war-torn eastern Aleppo region of Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura,...