Theresa May suggests altering human rights laws to fight terrorism

June 11, 2017

By: Sara Adams
Impunity Watch Reporter, Europe

Prime Minister Theresa May speaks on election day in Norwich, England. Image courtesy of Associated Press.

LONDON, United Kingdom – On June 5, a van ran onto the sidewalk of London Bridge and swerved back to hit a crowd of pedestrians. Amid the chaos, the attackers exited their van and proceeded to continue their attack on bystanders with knives and fake bomb belts. At least seven people were killed.

The United Kingdom is still reeling from the Manchester bombing on May 22. The bridge attack was quickly found to be terrorism related to the Islamic State.

In response, Prime Minister Theresa May suggested that the UK will change their human rights laws in order to prevent more terror attacks in the country.

These changes, she said, may include longer prison terms for convicted terrorists and simplified deportation methods for “foreign terror suspects.” It has also been speculated that the United Kingdom may seek to opt-out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The ECHR began in 1953 after the European Convention in Rome in 1950. Article 15 of the treaty would allow the UK to disregard certain aspects of the Convention under certain circumstances. One of the strict circumstances that would permit the UK to forgo their obligations would be a public emergency that “threatens the life of the nation.”

Prime Minister May argues that the United Kingdom should do what it takes to fight the terrorism problem in Britain. She told the British magazine The Sun on Wednesday, “if human rights laws get in the way of doing these things, we will change those laws to make sure we can do them.”

Critics, among them the Labor Party and the Liberal Democratic party, say that P.M. May’s statements are “cynical”. Former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg told the BBC that P.M. May’s “[attack] of the principles of human rights legislation is not the right way to keep us safe”.

Given the results of the general election on June 7, it is uncertain whether Prime Minister May will remain in power much longer. Her Conservative party lost the majority in Parliament by a handful of votes. With this, it is unclear whether the Prime Minister’s plans to rollback human rights laws will come to fruition.

For more information, please see:

NBC News – London Bridge Attack: 18 Minutes of Chaos in Borough Market, on Streets – 5 June 2017

ABC News – Who’s who, what’s at stake in Britain’s unexpected election – 7 June 2017

BBC News – Theresa May: Human rights laws could change for terror fight – 7 June 2017

CNN – Theresa May: UK will change human rights laws if needed for terror fight – 7 June 2017

NBC News – U.K. Election: British PM Theresa Under Pressure After Shock Vote – 11 June 2017

Jurist: A Darkened Age—The Rule of Law in Protecting Morality and Humanity

June 9, 2017

JURIST Guest Columnist, David M. Crane, of Syracuse University School of Law discusses the importance of the rule of law in restoring the ideals of humanity and morality on a global scale…

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There is a growling of a discontent, an unrest, just below the surface, festering ready to erupt into a boil of frustration. The salve of the rule of law diluted or unavailable. The world today shifts to the right or spins helpless, struggling to find an anchor, a safe harbor in which to balance itself.

There is no light towards which we can step towards, hopeful that mankind is moving in a direction that is right and proper. Our kaleidoscopic future looms, where tried and true customs and norms shrink from this new thinking of looking inward and away from a global village that was beginning to change the world stage.

In another context we have been here before. For 50 years we saw a stasis that saw the rise of the dictator. The Cold War was a desperate time trying to maintain a balance that would avoid Armageddon. Death and destruction by heads of state against their own citizens was rampant, with little checks against internal struggles. Mankind simply looked the other way as long as loyalty towards one side or the other was maintained. Tens of millions perished, disappearing into the sands of time forgotten as if they never existed.

As the Cold War ended there was a sense of optimism that we had changed for the better, the rule of law began to take hold, the UN taking its intended position of guiding the international community [PDF] towards a real peace and security never attained before. Tyranny shrank before this blinding light and dictators faced accountability. The new millennium held promise, more so than any other millennial event.

It all came crashing down with the towers on September 11, 2001. A fundamental shift took place, at the time seemingly correct, wrapped in a ragged cloth of righteous fury. But the pain of that day stripped away our innocence, our hope, our desire to build a global village where all mankind would benefit. America turned into itself, seemingly trying to lead, to fight against a new and elusive adversary, yet chasing its tail against itself. American civil liberties were challenged. The world watched and stepped away, subtly looking for other leadership and other ways to survive in a world of struggle with a weakened America, the loss of a land that was a bright and shining light that dimmed, barely visible in the storm of extremism that blew across the world.

To survive nation-states began to look for their own solutions seeking new directions. Major international institutions such as the UN, the North American Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) shrank in influence against the onslaught of that extremism. There seemed to be no solutions that were viable. The world wobbling, citizens looked to new political leaders who promised to restore greatness, an elusive idea that cannot be attained alone in this new century. The rise of the nationalistic right a desperate attempt to grasp hold of the fog of this new kaleidoscopic world.

The world is heading into a new darkened age, perhaps to an inevitable conflict of unimaginable dimension. There is little to counter this slide into the dark. Certainly America is no longer that counterweight. An insecure Europe, no longer a meaningful geopolitical entity, cannot step up. The rule of law is lost in the muddle of hate and the there is a loss of any moral compass, particularly in America. “Nothing matters” replaces “from many one” as America’s national motto. In the short and medium term there appears to be no solution. It is hoped that the world will not dissolve while this new global society seeks a new path.

The rule of law must be that path upon which mankind must tread in the long term or we will surely slide down the path into a new darkened age. One has to wonder rhetorically whether Osama Bin Laden actually achieved what he set out to do—see a weakened America fade while western civilization fed upon itself in the moral vacuum left by that America, seeing extremism wrapped in the cloak of Islam causing doubt and fear about the viability of international norms. It remains to be seen. As the new American president stumbles about the world, the future does not augur well.

David M. Crane is a professor at Syracuse University College of Law. He is the founding Chief Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal in West Africa called the Special Court for Sierra Leone. He is also the founder of the Syrian Accountability Project.

Suggested citation: David M. Crane, A Darkened Age—The Rule of Law in Protecting Morality and Humanity, JURIST – Academic Commentary, June 6, 2017, http://jurist.org/forum/2017/06/David-Crane-a-darkened-age.php

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Brazil Mobilizes Military to Quell Protests, Revokes Order a Day Later

June 8, 2017

By: Max Cohen
Impunity Watch Reporter, South America

BRASILIA, Brazil – On May 24^th Brazilian president Michel Temer ordered federal troops to quell the protests which had taken over the capital of his country. The protests had begun turning violent with the vandalism of several government buildings, including the agricultural ministry which was set on fire by the protestors. The next day President Temer revoked his order after a wave of criticism against it, comparing the move to the sort of actions taken during Brazil’s military dictatorship which lasted from 1964-1985. Temer still defended the decision as within his rights as the President.

Police attempt to quell a protest in Brazil. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

The protests in question began as the result of a disclosed recording between President Temer and a beef tycoon, in which the tycoon, Mr. Joesley Batista, implicated himself in the bribery of several public officials as well as obstruction of justice. President Temer never revealed this information to authorities, and seemed to approve of the bribe in the recording. Separately, President Temer is also being investigated for obstruction of justice and corruption, and Mr. Batista has also claimed to have bribed him. Calls for President Temer to resign or for impeachment proceedings to begin were the main call of the protestors. However, resignation seems unlikely, since as President, Temer has a certain amount of immunity from prosecution while in that official role. Also, despite the recording, President Temer insists that he did nothing wrong.

Images have also surfaced of the Brazilian police firing weapons. As a result, many were injured. The Secretariat of Public Security said only that it would be investigating the photos.

For more information, please see:

New York Times – Scandal in Brazil Raises Fear of Turmoil’s Return – 19 May, 2017

New York Times – Brazil’s President Deploys Federal Troops to Quell Protests – 24 May, 2017

New York Daily News – Troops pull out of Brazil capital; president under pressure – 25 May 2017

Former SS officer awaiting jail sentence dies at 95

June 8, 2017

By: Sara Adams
Impunity Watch News Reporter, Europe

Hanning is pictured as a young SS officer during World War II. Photo courtesy of the BBC.

BERLIN, Germany – One of the few remaining former-Nazi officers died on June 1 while waiting to serve his time in prison.

Last June, Reinhold Hanning, a former Nazi officer at Auschwitz was convicted for crimes committed during World War II. Hanning was charged with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder.

Yesterday, Hanning died at 95 years old.

Hanning was expected to serve five years in prison.

Hanning was an SS officer between 1942-1944. He was placed at Auschwitz Birkneau, the most notorious concentration camp set up by Hitler to exterminate the Jewish population in Europe.

After a trial that lasted months, Hanning appealed the conviction. His lawyers claimed that, because he personally did not kill anyone, he should not be charged. Up until recently, prosecutors were required to prove that defendants on trial for World War II atrocities had been directly involved with the murders.

In 2011, this requirement was altered when a German judge found that working at a concentration camp for the Nazis is considered to be “complicity in mass murder”.

As for Hanning, the Court sentenced him, despite his appearance of regretting the atrocities. He was handed his sentence and quickly appealed.

While waiting for the appeals process to be complete, Hanning passed away.

During the Holocaust, millions of Jews were tortured and killed at concentration camps. Other groups targeted included the disabled, Gypsies, and those who spoke out against the Nazi regime.

Only one former SS guard remains. At 96 years old, Oskar Gröning waits for his four year sentence to begin. Currently, he waits for the prosecutors to collect medical evidence to determine that he can spend time in prison and still receive appropriate care.

It has been over 70 years since the genocide in Europe.

Many of the victims, and their families, present at Hanning’s trial last June expressed that they were relieved that he had at least been brought to justice.

The Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee, Christoph Heubner, told the New York Times that “the biggest aim was achieved”.

This aim, he says, was to ensure that the judgment of guilt was passed onto those involved in the atrocities.

The most important thing is for people to remember these types of events in order to not repeat the horrors.

“You cannot forget Genocide,” Heubner says. “Even if you try for years to repress it.”

For more information, please see:

BBC News – Reinhold Hanning: Convicted Nazi guard dies before doing to prison – 1 June 2017

NBC News – Reinhold Hanning, Convicted Former Auschwitz Guard, Dies at 95 – 1 June 2017

BBC News – Former Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning convicted – 17 June 2016

The New York Times – Reinhold Hanning, Former Auschwitz Guard Convicted a Year Ago, Dies at 95 – 1 June 2017

The Washington Post – Reinhold Hanning, former Auschwitz guard convicted last year of 170,000 counts of accessory to murder, dies at 95 – 1 June 2017

Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies: Statistical Analysis on Syrian Victims Killed by US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes and Russia’s Airstrikes

June 7, 2017

Contact Dr. Radwan Ziadeh للاتصال: د.رضوان زيادة

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Statistical Analysis on Syrian Victims Killed by US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes and Russia’s Airstrikes

Introduction and Background

The Damascus center for human rights studies, with its documentation and monitoring program, began documenting victims since the beginning of the uprising in March 15, 2011. Throughout March 15th, 2011 to May 31, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 148,226 casualties. 79% of those killed were civilians accumulating to 116,680 civilian victims. The remaining 21% belonged to one of the fighting factions. The number of documented children during the indicated period is 16,365 Children victims at a rate of 11% of the total victims. The documented number of women casualties is 11,402 at a rate of 8% of the total victims.

In September, 2014, the US-Led Coalition began its airstrikes assaults to eliminate ISIS’s spread in Syria. In addition, the Russian Federation intervened in the Syrian conflict on behalf of the Syrian regime in September, 2015. To this day, both the US-Led Coalition and Russian air force continue their indiscriminate airstrikes across Syria causing collateral damage of civilian casualties. DCHRS used the following timeline to present the documentation analysis of this report.

Number of Casualties Killed By US-Led Coalition’s Airstrikes and Russia’s Airstrikes:

Throughout September, 2014 to May 31, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 1,383 casualties killed by the US-Led Coalition Airstrikes, most of whom died in Ar-Raqqa province, followed by Aleppo province.

Additionally, throughout September, 2015 to May 31, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 6,921 casualties killed by Russia’s airstrikes, most of whom died in Aleppo province, followed by Idlib province.

US-Led Coalition Strikes Casualties’ Analysis:

the following chart shows the number of victims killed by US-Led Coalition airstrikes for the period September, 2014 to the end of the May, 2017

Findings:
The chart presents the following indications:

An increase in the number of casualties towards the end of 2016 until May, 2017.
DCHRS recorded 0 victims during the following months: April 2015, Jan 2016, May 2016
Casualties equal or greater than 100 were recorded in the following months: July 2016, March 2017, April 2017, and May 2017.

The below chart details the number of casualties killed by US-Led Coalition per Syrian provinces sorted descending. Only 7 provinces recorded causalities and they are: Ar-Raqqa, Aleppo, Al-Hasakah, Der Ezzor, Idlib, Homs, and Hama.

Findings:
The chart presents the following indications:

Given that victims in war terms are considered collateral damage, US-Led Coalition’s targets were more precise against ISIS’s stronghold. Since ISIS’s capital is Ar-Raqqa, it recorded the highest number of victims with 592 victims.
DCHRS is unable to retrieve accurate count on ISIS combatants killed, thus most of the documented victims were civilians.
DCHRS recorded 0 victims in following provinces: the capital Damascus and its Suburbs, As-Suwayda, Lattakia, Quneitra, and Tartus.

Russia’s Strikes Casualties’ Analysis:
The following chart shows the number of victims killed by Russia’s airstrikes for the period September, 2017 to the end of the May, 2017:

Findings:
The chart presents the following indications:

An increase in the number of casualties during the following months: Oct 2015, Nov 2015, Dec 2015, Jan 2016, Feb 2016, Sep 2016, Oct 2016, Nov 2016, and Dec 2016.
The months with the highest numbers of casualties occurred during the fall and winter seasons, which deteriorated the humanitarian situation further.
Jan 2016, Sep 2016, Oct 2016, and Nov 2016 recorded casualties equal or greater than 500.
Unusual number of casualties were reordered on Jan 2016 (850 victims), Sep 2016 (791 victims), and Nov 2016 (795 victims), most of whom were civilians.

The below chart details the number of casualties killed by Russia’s airstrikes per Syrian provinces, sorted descending. Only 9 provinces recorded causalities and they are: Aleppo, Idlib, Der Ezzor, Homs, Hama, Ar-Raqqa, Damascus and Suburbs, Daraa, Al-Hasakah, and Lattakia

Findings:
The chart presents the following indications:

Although victims are collateral damage, but Russia’s strikes targets were not precise on ISIS’s strongholds because:

DCHRS documentation revealed that the number of civilians killed by these strikes is larger than ISIS combatants, armed factions, opposition forces, or rebels.
Ar-Raqqa as the capital of ISIS in Syria, ranks 6 with per number of victims, an indicator that Russia wasn’t necessarily targeting ISIS, but more other armed groups and large number of civilians.

DCHRS recorded 0 victims in following provinces: As-Suwayda, Quneitra, and Tartus.
In a previous report prepared by DCHRS, Aleppo witnessed violent strikes causing the ratio of civilians killed by Russia to equal 98%.

Ratio of Victims Out of Total Number of Casualties:
Throughout September, 2014 to May 31, 2017, DCHRS documented a total of 1,383 casualties killed by the US-Led Coalition Airstrikes. In addition, throughout September, 2015 to May 31, 2017, the DCHRS documented a total of 6,921 casualties killed by Russia’s airstrikes When dividing the above numbers by the total number of casualties documented during (March 15, 2011 to May 31, 2017), a ratio of 1% is victims killed by US-Led Col strikes, and a ratio of 5% is victims killed by Russia’s strikes. Therefore, from every 100 persons killed in Syria, 1 is killed by US-Led Coalition’s strikes, and 5 by Russia’s airstrikes.

Ratio of Victims Killed by US-Led Col During Sep, 2014 to May, 2017:
Throughout September, 2014 to May 31, 2017, DCHRS documented a total of 1,383 casualties killed by the US-Led Coalition Airstrikes. When dividing the above number by the total number of documented casualties during (September 1, 2014 to May 31, 2017), a ratio of 3% is victims killed by US-Led Col. Therefore, from every 100 persons killed in during the same period, 3 out of those were killed by US-Led Coalition strikes.

Ratio of Victims Killed by Russia’s Strikes During Sep, 2015 to May, 2017:

Throughout September, 2015 to May 31, 2017, DCHRS documented a total of 6,921 casualties killed by the Russia’s Airstrikes. When dividing the above number by the total number of documented casualties during (September 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017), a ratio of 25% is victims killed by Russia’s strikes Therefore, from every 100 persons killed in during the same period, 25 out of those were killed by Russia’s strike.

Based on the above statistics and charts, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) calls the international community to terminate the indiscriminate aggression of aerial aviation, which is designed specifically to target civilians deliberately. DCHRS condemns the constant aerial bombardment of the regime air forces, Russian air forces, and the US-Led Coalition’s forces for perpetrating crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Syrian civilians. DCHRS calls upon the US-Led Coalition Forces and the Russian Federation to target and aim precisely due to the loss of large number of civilians, who were killed as collateral damage. DCHRS commends any efforts or initiatives to establish a safe zone in Syria, which shall save many lives of civilians. Furthermore, Also, DCHRS denounces the continues failure of the UN Security Council to achieve mechanisms to end violence in Syria, and to account crime perpetrators to justice. Additionally, DCHRS urges the UN and the international community to implement the “Ceasefire” agreement and to create a no-fly zone that could prevent the deaths of many children, women, and civilians.

DCHRS, inspired by its main mission in documenting and monitoring human rights violation in Syria and as a member of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP), urges all the concerned organization to work on, referring the cases of these massacres, and the many other massacres perpetrated by the Syrian regime, to the I.C.C. and the specialized courts, holding the individuals responsible for these crimes accountable.

تقرير تفصيلي عن الضربات الجوية للتحالف الدولي والطيران الجوي الروسي في سوريا

مقدمة وخلفية
مع بداية الثورة السورية وسقوط أول شهيد، بدأ مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان برنامج التوثيق وتسجيل الضحايا والمراقبة وجمع الأدلة. حيث وَثقَّ مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان في الفترة الممتدة بين 15 أذار/مارس من العام 2011م حتى تاريخ 30 من شهر مايو/أيار من العام 2017م، ما مجموعه 148,226 ضحية، تم تسجيلهم بالاسم الثلاثي والثنائي، قرابة 79 % منهم كانوا مدنيين وعددهم 116,680 مدني، من بينهم وثق المركز 16,365 شهيداً من فئة الأطفال بنسبة قدرها 11%، و 11,402 امرأة من فئة النساء بنسبة قدرها 8% من العدد الكلي للقتلى، بلغت النسبة المتبقية وهي 61% توثيق ما يقارب 88,913 رجلاً من فئة المدنيين.

في سبتمبر/أيلول 2014، بدأ التحالف الدولي بقيادة الولايات المتحدة هجماته الجوية للقضاء على انتشار تنظيم داعش في سوريا. وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، تدخل الاتحاد الروسي في النزاع السوري نيابة عن النظام السوري في سبتمبر/أيلول 2015. وحتى يومنا هذا، يواصل التحالف والقوات الجوية الروسية ضرباتهم الجوية العشوائية في أرجاء سوريا مما تسبب في خسائر للكثير من أرواح المدنيين، الجدول الزمني التالي يوضح فترة التوثيق المعتمدة في هذا التقرير:

عدد القتلى الذين قتلوا جراء غارات التحالف الدولي والغارات الجوية الروسية:
خلال الفترة من أيلول/سبتمبر 2014 إلى 31 أيار/مايو 2017، وثق مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان ما مجموعه 1,383 ضحية جلّهم من المدنيين، قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية التي تقودها قوات التحالف الدولي، حيث قضى معظم الضحايا في محافظة الرقة، تلتها محافظة حلب .

بالإضافة إلى ذلك، قام مركز دمشق خلال شهر أيلول/سبتمبر 2015 وحتى 31 أيار/مايو 2017 بتوثيق ما مجموعه 6,921 ضحية قتلتوا بسبب الغارات الجوية الروسية، توفي معظمهم في محافظة حلب، تلتها محافظة إدلب.

ضحايا غارات التحالف الدولي بقيادة الولايات المتحدة:
يبين الرسم البياني التالي عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية التي شنتها الولايات المتحدة خلال الفترة من أيلول/سبتمبر 2014 وحتى نهاية أيار/مايو 2017:
ويعرض الرسم البياني المؤشرات التالية:

زيادة في عدد الإصابات منذ نهاية عام 2016 حتى شهر أيار 2017.
لم يتم توثيق أي ضحايا في الأشهر التالية: نيسان/أبريل 2015، كانون الثاني/ يناير 2016، أيار/مايو 2016
سُجلت إصابات تساوي أو تزيد عن 100 حالة في الأشهر التالية: تموز/يوليو 2016، آذار/مارس 2017، نيسان/أبريل 2017، أيار/مايو 2017.

يوضح الرسم البياني أدناه عدد الضحايا الذين قتلهم التحالف بقيادة الولايات المتحدة في 7 محافظات فقط وهم: الرقة، حلب، الحسكة، دير الزور، إدلب، حمص، وحماة. ويعرض الرسم البياني المؤشرات التالية:

باعتبار إلى أن الضحايا في لغة الحرب يعتبرون أضرارا جانبية، فإن أهداف التحالف بقيادة الولايات المتحدة كانت أكثر دقة في الأماكن التي تتواجد فيها معاقل داعش. وبما أن الرقة هي مركز داعش الرئيسي في سوريا، فقد سجلت أكبر عدد من الضحايا، حيث بلغ عددهم 592 ضحية.
لا یستطیع المرکز أن يورد أعداد أو أسماء القتلى من عناصر داعش، وبالتالي فإن أغلبية الضحایا الموثقین ونسبتهم 98% هم من فئة المدنیین.
لم يتم توثيق أي ضحايا في المحافظات السورية التالية: العاصمة دمشق وريفها، السويداء، اللاذقية، القنيطرة، طرطوس.

تحليل إصابات الإضرابات في روسيا:
ويبين الرسم البياني التالي عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا بسبب الغارات الجوية الروسية للفترة من أيلول/سبتمبر 2017 وحتى نهاية أيار/مايو 2017:
ويعرض الرسم البياني المؤشرات التالية:

زيادة في عدد الإصابات خلال الأشهر التالية: أكتوبر 2015، نوفمبر 2015، ديسمبر 2015، يناير 2016، فبراير 2016، سبتمبر 2016، أكتوبر 2016، نوفمبر 2016، و ديسمبر 2016.
الأشهر التي شهدت أكبر عدد من الإصابات كانت خلال موسمي الخريف والشتاء، مما أدى إلى تدهور الحالة الإنسانية.
سجلت خسائر مساوية أو أكبر من 500 ضحية خلال الأشهر: يناير 2016، سبتمبر 2016، أكتوبر 2016، ونوفمبر 2016.
سجل عدد مرتفع من الضحايا في كانون الثاني/يناير 2016 (850 ضحية) ، وأيلول/سبتمبر 2016 (791 ضحية) ، ونوفمبر/تشرين الثاني 2016 (795 ضحية) ، معظمهم من المدنيين.
وفي تقرير سابق أعده المركز، شهدت حلب ضربات عنيفة تسببت في مقتل عشرات المدنيين بنسبة 98% بهجمات نفذتها القوات الجوية الروسية.

يوضح الرسم البياني أدناه عدد الضحايا الذين قتلوا بسبب الضربات الجوية الروسية لكل محافظة سورية، مرتبة تنازليا في 9 محافظات وهم: حلب، إدلب، دير الزور، حمص، حماة، الرقة، دمشق وضواحيها، درعا، الحسكة، واللاذقية، حيث يعرض الرسم البياني المؤشرات التالية:

تبين أن أهداف الضربات الروسية لم تكن دقيقة على معاقل داعش حيث:

كشفت وثائق المركز أن عدد المدنيين الذين قتلوا بسبب الضربات الجوية الروسية أكبر من مقاتلي داعش أو الفصائل المسلحة أو قوات المعارضة.
الرقة هي المركز الأكبر لداعش في سوريا، وهي تحتل المرتبة السادسة من حيث عدد الضحايا، والضربات الروسية في هذه المحافظة لم تستهدف بالضرورة داعش، بل غالبية ضحاياها القصوى كانوا من المدنيين.

لم يتم توثيق أي ضحايا في المحافظات السورية التالية: السويداء، القنيطرة، طرطوس.

نسبة الضحايا من إجمالي عدد الضحايا.
خلال شهر أيلول/سبتمبر 2014 وحتى 31 أيار/مايو 2017، وثق المركز ما مجموعه 1،383 شخصا قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية للتحالف الدولي، وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، وثق المركز خلال شهر أيلول/سبتمبر 2015 وحتى 31 أيار/مايو 2017 ما مجموعه 6,921 شخصا قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية الروسية.

وعند تقسيم الأرقام المذكورة أعلاه إلى إجمالي عدد الضحايا الذين وثقوا خلال الفترة من 15 مارس/آذار 2011 إلى 31 مايو/أيار 2017، يتبين أن نسبة 1 ٪ هي ضحايا قتلوا من قبل ضربات التحالف بقيادة الولايات المتحدة، ونسبة 5٪ هي ضحايا قتلوا بسبب الضربات الروسية. لذلك، من كل 100 شخص قتلوا في سوريا هناك شخص واحد قتل على يد غارات التحالف بقيادة الولايات المتحدة، و 5 أشخاص من الغارات الجوية الروسية.

نسبة ضحايا التحالف الدولي خلال سبتمبر 2014 إلى مايو 2017:
خلال شهر أيلول/سبتمبر 2014 وحتى 31 أيار/مايو 2017، وثق المركز ما مجموعه 1،383 شخصا قتلوا جراء الغارات الجوية للتحالف الدولي، وعند تقسيم العدد المذكور أعلاه إلى إجمالي عدد الضحايا الموثق خلال الفترة (1 أيلول/سبتمبر 2014 وحتى 31 أيار/مايو 2017)، فنسبة 3٪ تمثل ضحايا قضوا على يد التحالف الدولي، وبناء على ذلك، فمن بين كل 100 شخص قتلوا خلال نفس الفترة، 3 من هؤلاء قتلتهم قوات التحالف الدولي.

نسبة ضحايا قصف الطيران الروسي خلال سبتمبر 2014 إلى مايو 2017:
خلال شهر أيلول/سبتمبر 2015 وحتى 31 أيار/مايو 2017، وثق المركز ما مجموعه 6,921 شخصا قتلوا جراء غارات القصف الروسي. وعند تقسيم العدد المذكور أعلاه من إجمالي عدد الضحايا الموثق خلال الفترة (1 أيلول/سبتمبر 2015 وحتى 31 أيار/مايو 2017)، فنسبة 25٪ تمثل ضحايا قضوا على يد القصف الروسي، وبناء على ذلك، فمن بين كل 100 شخص قتلوا خلال نفس الفترة، 25 من هؤلاء قتلتهم الغارات الجوية الروسية.

بناء على ما تقدم من إحصائيات، فإن مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان يناشد المجتمع الدولي بوضع حد للعدوان العشوائي المتمثل بالطيران الجوي الذي صمم خصيصاً ليستهدف المدنيين حيث بات يوقع في صفوفهم على نحو يومي ضحايا مستمرين. ويشير المركز إلى أن مبادرات إقامة منطقة آمنة في سوريا ستقي الكثير من أرواح المدنيين، كما يستنكر مركز دمشق قصف قوات النظام المدعومة بغطاء جوي روسي وقصف قوات التحالف الدولي لارتكابهم جرائم ضد الإنسانية وجرائم حرب عجز مجلس الأمن الدولي عن ردعها عبر إيجاد آلية ما للجم العنف والقتل الذي لم يتوقف ليوم واحد منذ بداية الثورة السورية وحتى نهاية شهر مايو/أيار من العام 2017، حيث تشهد الإحصاءات المذكورة أعلاه، بـ 148,226 ضحية 79% منهم مدنيون.

وباعتبار مركز دمشق عضو في التحالف الدولي من أجل تطبيق مبدأ مسؤولية الحماية (ICRtoP)، يطالب المركز أيضاً بالسعي الحثيث لتحقيق العدالة الانتقالية في سوريا، عبر ضمان الإنصاف لكل الضحايا الأبرياء وإعلاء مبدأ المساءلة وعدم الإفلات من العقاب.

كما يعود المركز ليدعو مجلس الأمن الدولي والمنظمات ذات الصلة للاضطلاع بمسؤولياتهم وفقاً لمبادئ مسؤولية الحماية (R2P)، وعدم الوقوف موقف المتفرج على ما يحصل من انتهاكات في سوريا أضحت تطال البشر والحجر معاً.

Death Toll Since March 15, 2011 Until May 31, 2017

DCHRS documented 148,226 victims including 16,365 children and 11,402 women since March 15, 2011

Throughout March 15th, 2011 to May 31, 2017, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) documented a provisional total of 148,226 casualties. 79% of those killed were civilians accumulating to 116,680 civilian victims. The remaining 21% belonged to one of the fighting factions. The number of documented children during the indicated period is 16,365 Children victims at a rate of 11% of the total victims. The documented number of women casualties is 11,402 at a rate of 8% of the total victims.

The total number of combatants that DCHRS documented is approximately 31,546 casualties with a ratio of 21% of the total number of victims. Nevertheless, 19% is the ratio of women and children combined. Therefore, for every soldier killed, a child or a woman is killed, and about more than three civilians are also killed.

Based on the above statistics and charts, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS) calls the international community to terminate the indiscriminate aggression of aerial aviation, which is designed specifically to target civilians deliberately. DCHRS commends any efforts or initiatives to establish a safe zone in Syria, which shall save many lives of civilians. Furthermore, DCHRS condemns the constant aerial bombardment of the regime air forces, Russian air forces, and the U.S led coalition forces, for perpetrating crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Syrian Civilians. Also, DCHRS denounces the continues failure of the UN Security Council to achieve mechanisms to end violence in Syria, and to account crime perpetrators to justice. Additionally, DCHRS urges the UN and the international community to implement the “Ceasefire” agreement and to create a no-fly zone that could prevent the deaths of many children, women, and civilians.

توثيق 148,226 ضحية من 15 آذار/مارس 2011 وحتى نهاية مايو/أيار 2017

وَثقَّ مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان في الفترة الممتدة بين 15 آذار – مارس من العام 2011م حتى تاريخ 30 من شهر مايو/أيار من العام 2017م، ما مجموعه 148,226 ضحية، تم تسجيلهم بالاسم الثلاثي والثنائي، قرابة 79 % منهم كانوا مدنيين وعددهم 116,680 مدني، من بينهم وثق المركز 16,365 شهيداً من فئة الأطفال بنسبة قدرها 11%، و 11,402 امرأة من فئة النساء بنسبة قدرها 8% من العدد الكلي للقتلى، بلغت النسبة المتبقية وهي 61% توثيق ما يقارب 88,913 رجلاً من فئة المدنيين.

بلغ مجموع القتلى من العسكريين وفق الأرقام التي تمكن المركز من توثيقها ما يقارب 31,546 شخص. شكل العسكريون نسبة 21% من مجموع الضحايا الكلي، وهذا عدد يقارب مجموع عدد النساء والأطفال معاً ونسبتهم 19%، وبالتالي من كل عسكري يقتل، هناك طفل أو امرأة تقتل، و3 رجال من فئة المدنيين يلقون حتفهم.

بناء على ما تقدم من إحصائيات، فإن مركز دمشق لدراسات حقوق الإنسان يناشد المجتمع الدولي بوضع حد للعدوان العشوائي المتمثل بالطيران الجوي الذي صمم خصيصاً ليستهدف المدنيين حيث بات يوقع في صفوفهم على نحو يومي ضحايا مستمرين. ويشير المركز إلى أن مبادرات إقامة منطقة آمنة في سوريا ستقي الكثير من أرواح المدنيين، كما ينكر مركز دمشق قصف قوات النظام المدعومة بغطاء جوي روسي وقصف قوات التحالف الدولي لارتكابهم جرائم ضد الإنسانية وجرائم حرب عجز مجلس الأمن الدولي عن ردعها عبر إيجاد آلية ما للجم العنف والقتل الذي لم يتوقف ليوم واحد منذ بداية الثورة السورية وحتى نهاية شهر مايو/أيار من العام 2017 حيث تشهد الإحصاءات المذكورة أعلاه، بـ 148,226 ضحية 79% منهم مدنيون.

وباعتبار مركز دمشق عضو في التحالف الدولي من أجل تطبيق مبدأ مسؤولية الحماية (ICRtoP)، يطالب مركز دمشق أيضاً بالسعي الحثيث لتحقيق العدالة الانتقالية في سوريا، عبر ضمان الإنصاف لكل الضحايا الأبرياء وإعلاء مبدأ المساءلة وعدم الإفلات من العقاب.