AI new report on Syria’s crimes against humanity

Devastating brutality. Shattered families, shattered futures. Syria is descending further into chaos — a human rights catastrophe in the making.

“They killed my sons, the dearest things I had… How can a mother endure such pain?” The words of one mother interviewed by Amnesty International researcher Donatella Rovera after her three sons were dragged from their home, brutally killed and burned.

She is one of many mothers in Syria who right now are facing the unendurable. And her story is just one of many heartbreaking, firsthand accounts of cold-blooded killings and destruction gathered by Amnesty International on the ground in Syria, documented in the new report Deadly Reprisals.

The bloodshed must end. There are no easy solutions. But there is a lot world leaders can do to stop the wanton assault on Syrian civilians before the crisis deteriorates even further, including:

• Freezing the assets of President Bashar al-Assad and other senior Syrian government officials
• Ensuring an effective arms embargo to stop the flow of weapons to the Syrian government
• Referring the situation in Syria to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

There must be real consequences for President Bashar al-Assad and his associates. Syria’s people are crying out for our help. Click here to urge U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to call for UN Security Council action on Syria.

AIUSA will be holding a live online chat tomorrow Friday, June 15 from Noon-1PM Eastern/9-10AM Pacific with AI researcher Donatella Rovera, who recently returned from Syria. Don’t miss this exclusive inside account of the Syrian crisis. Get your questions ready and go to amnestyusa.org/amnestylive.