Ignazio Cassis has criticised the Turkish military operation in northern Syria calling it a flagrant violation of international law.
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Centre Kurde des Droits de l’Homme
Ignazio Cassis has criticised the Turkish military operation in northern Syria calling it a flagrant violation of international law.
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We have begun receiving reports of civilian casualties – as of last night we had reports of seven civilians, including two women and a boy who had been killed with another boy injured, during the first two days of the Turkish operation. In addition, a civilian man was reported killed in Jarablus on 9 October and a woman and a boy injured yesterday during counter-attacks and ground strikes by Kurdish non-State armed groups.
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LIFE MATTERS, WAR KILLS! WE ARE AGAINST WARS! It is, in fact, humanity itself that dies with each shot fired in wars. When you label some others enemies and dehumanize them, you actually trample on the most fundamental values of humanity.
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The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic notes with grave concern the military offensive and aerial campaign being launched in northeast Syria on 9 October. The last thing Syrians need now is a new wave of violence.
The last report of the Kurdish Red Crescent on the health situation abouth the first day of Turkish and Islamic groups militarty invasion in Northeast Syria
On October 9, 2019 the Turkish army with islamic alies started an offensive targeting mainly the area betweeen Serekaniye and Tilebyed. SDF in turn started to defend the area, after few hours a massive displacement of pupuation started toward south areas such as Hasake city and Tiltemir city. It was reported that 2 airplains were used so far targeting the following areas Airstrikes: Sere kaniye (Ras Al Ain) x7, Ein Issa x2, Tell Abiad x1
Herewith an Open letter from the civil society concerning the situation in Rojava (Syria) that was just sent to UN Secretary-General, the UN High-Commissioner for Refugees and the UN High-Commissioner for Human Rights.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, “has called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint,” said a statement released by his spokesperson.
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Kurdish singer Hozan Cane has been imprisoned in Turkey for more than a year. Her daughter Gönül Dilan Örs was also jailed. A petition asks the federal government to act more decisively for the release of the two women from Cologne.
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