AI Index: MDE 24/062/2012. Open Letter to UN Security Council Ambassadors. July 11, 2012. Dear Ambassador. Strengthening the Mandate of the UN Mission in Syria. ...
Amnesty International, together with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), ...
Decisive steps are needed to end the increasingly bloody cycle of repression and abuse in Syria as the armed conflict threatens to further spread and intensify, ...
The Arms Trade Treaty negotiations in New York are an acid test for political leaders to agree rules leading to the end of irresponsible arms transfers.
The Syrian army's increased use of helicopters is putting civilians at even greater risk and further strengthens the case for an international arms embargo.