المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Food Supplies Enter Palestinian Camp in Syria

The United Nations delivered hundreds of relief parcels Thursday to a besieged rebel-held Palestinian neighborhood in the Syrian capital that has suffered from crippling shortages of food and medicine for months, U.N. and Palestinian…

Syria barrel bomb kills 11 in Daraya

At least 11 people, including three children, were killed on Thursday by explosive-packed barrels dropped from Syrian army helicopters over the town of Daraya, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two…

Talks pause but could spell later success

Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) -- The first pause at the Geneva2 talks is as surprising as it is expected. From the get go, dialogue has been bumpy. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's upbraiding of Syria's foreign minister on the…

Food arrives to starvation plagued Syrian refugee camp

A food convoy gained entry Thursday to Syria's besieged Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp, where dozens have died from shortages of food and medicines, the UN and Syrian state media said. UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) spokesman…

Director of award-winning Syria film pays tribute to Homs

The director of a Syrian documentary that scooped a top prize at the Sundance film festival says his film pays tribute to the "steadfastness" of the besieged city of Homs. The movie "Return to Homs" was awarded the World Cinema Grand…

Syria peace talks to focus on prisoners

Syria's warring sides are expected to wrap up their first peace talks on Friday without concrete progress on ending the violence, a political transition or ensuring humanitarian aid for millions in need. The Syrian regime and the…

Concerns raised about chemical weapons delay in Syria

The United States accused the Syrian regime Thursday of dragging its feet over its chemical weapons stockpile and urged Damascus to immediately hand over the cache as promised for destruction. Top US officials voiced concern that a…

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