What Our Researchers Found in Syria

[Avnish Jolly]

--- On Fri, 4/5/12, Human Rights Watch <ne...@hrw.org> wrote: From: Human Rights Watch <ne...@hrw.org> Subject: What Our Researchers Found in Syria To: "Avnish Jolly" <avnis...@yahoo.com> Date: Friday, 4 May, 2012, 2:53 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here THE WEEK IN RIGHTS May 3, 2012 Follow us on: Human Rights Watch Sent Two Researchers to Syria. This is What They Found.    © 2012 Robert King/Polaris While United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan was negotiating a ceasefire with the Syrian government, Syrian forces attacked town after town in Idlib province, as if they wanted to use every remaining minute possible to cause harm. Our researchers visited five of the towns, obtaining evidence that forces executed at least 35 civilians and destroyed hundreds of houses. One witness, who discovered 16 people who had been executed, said: “We first found five bodies in a little shop next to the house. They were almost completely burnt. We could only identify them by a few pieces of clothes that were left.” Read More >> share on: China's ‘Assurances’ on Chen Guangcheng Must Be Monitored There are serious concerns over whether the Chinese government will honor commitments it made to the US government to not persecute activist Chen and his family members. Not only does the Chinese government have an appalling track record on human rights, but Chen himself has also already reported receiving threats to his family’s safety by government officials. See the Latest News in Asia >> share on: Mali's Northern Rebels Commit War Crimes Armed groups in northern Mali in recent weeks have terrorized civilians by committing abductions and looting hospitals. See the Latest News in Africa >> share on: The US Labor Department Abandons Child Farmworkers The US Labor Department has caved in to Big Agriculture and their allies in Congress to abandon the most vulnerable working children in America. Instead of protecting child farmworkers, the Labor Department will look the other way when children get crushed, suffocated, and poisoned on the job. See the Latest News in the United States >> share on: VIDEO Azerbaijan and Eurovision: Behind the Propaganda. Watch Now PUBLICATION “You Will Not Have Peace While You Are Living”: The Escalation of Political Violence in Burundi. Download Now VIDEO Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been brought to justice. Watch part of the story. Video from 2006. Thank you for supporting Human Rights Watch Follow us on: Home | Take Action | Donate | Privacy Human Rights Watch - 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10118 USA Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700 | ne...@hrw.org Remove yourself from this mailing.