Human Rights Network: More than 100 civilians were killed in Syria during March

ARK News… The Syrian Network for Human Rights said in its monthly report that 102 civilians were killed in Syria in March 2024, including 11 children and 14 women.

The report sheds particular light on the victims who died due to torture, and the toll of massacres that were documented at the hands of the parties to the conflict and the controlling forces in Syria in the past month.

The report recorded the killing of 6 civilians at the hands of the Syrian regime, and 5 at the hands of all armed opposition factions/the National Army, while Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham killed two civilians.

The report documented the killing of 9 civilians by the Syrian Democratic Forces, and 80 civilians, including 6 children and 13 women, were killed by other parties.

Mine victims

The report stated that in 2024, casualties continued to occur due to mines planted by parties that the report was unable to identify, bringing the toll since the beginning of 2024 to 55 civilians, including 9 children and 13 women.

Victims of torture

According to the report, in March, the work team at the Syrian Network for Human Rights documented the killing of 5 people due to torture at the hands of the parties to the conflict and the controlling forces in Syria, including 1 at the hands of the Syrian regime forces, 2 at the hands of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, and 2 at the hands of the Syrian Democratic Forces.

The report called on the Security Council to take additional measures after the issuance of Resolution No. 2254, and stressed the need to refer the Syrian file to the International Criminal Court and hold accountable all those involved in crimes against humanity and war crimes.

The report called for the application of the principle of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), especially after the political steps had been exhausted through all agreements, statements of cessation of hostilities, and the Astana Agreements, stressing the necessity of resorting to Chapter Seven and applying the principle of the Responsibility to Protect, which was approved by the United Nations General Assembly.

The report also recommended that all parties to the conflict provide detailed maps of the sites where they planted mines, especially civilian sites or those close to residential communities.

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