Assad’s forces are using incendiary weapons against the rebels in highly populated areas, a form of weapon that causes severe burns and has been banned by 106 countries.
An Israeli airstrike on a home in Gaza that killed 12 civilians in a so-called “surgical strike” on Hamas militants, was a clear violation of the laws of war
Governments should pre-emptively ban fully autonomous weapons because of the danger they pose to civilians in armed conflict, Human Rights…
The constitution, approved in the midst of a political standoff between the president and the judiciary, provides for basic protections against arbitrary detention and torture and for some economic rights but fails to end military trials of civilians or to protect freedom of expression and religion.
Armed opposition groups fighting in Syria are using children for combat and other military purposes, with children as young as 14 serving in at least three opposition brigades, transporting weapons and supplies and acting as lookouts, and children as young as 16 have carrying arms and taking combat roles against government forces.