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Syria president reduces prison sentences of rebel fighters
April 16, 2013 by Peter Snyder
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.... [more]
UN rights chief: Syria death toll rising, Security Council must take action
February 13, 2013 by Maureen Cosgrove
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Tuesday that the death toll resulting from two years of armed conflict in Syria is approaching 70,000. The conflict and subsequent deaths arose out of a revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which began with peaceful protests that.... [more]
UN Secretary General demanded end to violence in Syria [this day at law]
January 15, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On January 15, 2012, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon demanded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad end the violence in that country against the Syrian people. Despite subsequent gestures by al-Assad towards constitutional reform in February 2012 and voter approval of these reforms, government.... [more]
Syria rejected call to join ICC [this day at law]
October 11, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On October 11, 2011, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Council, Syria rejected a call to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). The report also expressed numerous recommendations to Syria on addressing the human rights concerns in the country. Syria responded that the majority of.... [more]
UN calls for increased humanitarian aid in Syria
September 8, 2012 by Jerry Votava
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a statement on Friday calling for increased aid for the 2.5 million Syrians affected by the ongoing civil uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The aid request for the Syria Humanitarian Response Plan was raised from.... [more]
Syria president issued new law on media [this day at law]
August 28, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On August 28, 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a legislative decree repealing restrictive media laws that allowed for the imprisonment of journalists. The week prior, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) published a 22 page report concluding that the Syrian government's actions may.... [more]
Syrian Conflict Governed by Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions
July 23, 2012 by Jordan Barry
James P. Rudolph, an attorney and former official at the US Agency for International Development, argues that the Syrian government must follow stricter rules of engagement and could potentially be prosecuted for harsher war crime charges with the application of Common Article 3 of the Geneva.... [more]
UN Secretary General expresses concern about most recent violence in Syria
July 14, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Friday expressing deep concern regarding the most recent violence in Syria, casting doubt over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's commitment to the recent peace plan agreed to by the Syrian government. The Secretary General was referring to.... [more]
Syria president agrees to UN peace plan
July 9, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
UN Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan on Monday said that he had reached an agreement with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to end the violent conflict in the country. Annan, who met with Al-Assad on Monday, said the president was committed to ending violence in Syria and that he would continue to.... [more]
Syria president al-Assad granted amnesty for crimes committed during protests [this day at law]
June 21, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On June 21, 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted amnesty for crimes that were committed during protests earlier in the year. The grant of amnesty, the second such action taken by al-Assad in an attempt to pacify uprisings in the country, applied to those serving sentences and suffering.... [more]
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