Elise Baker is a researcher at Physicians for Human Rights and leads the Syria mapping project, which documents attacks on medical facilities and personnel in the country.   https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/elise-baker/rss en Human Rights Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:37:05 +0000 Elise Baker https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/12/15/aleppo-in-crisis-we-have-witnessed-the-defeat-of-the-human-spirit-in-aleppo https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/12/15/aleppo-in-crisis-we-have-witnessed-the-defeat-of-the-human-spirit-in-aleppo By allowing Assad to seize Aleppo by any means, the world has permitted a scorched-earth campaign against anyone who threatens the authoritarian rule of the Syrian president or Russia’s stronghold in the Middle East, writes Elise Baker of Physicians for Human Rights. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Human Rights Tue, 06 Dec 2016 14:30:33 +0000 Elise Baker https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/12/06/lets-not-pretend-scenes-of-horror-in-eastern-aleppo-are-unexpected https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/12/06/lets-not-pretend-scenes-of-horror-in-eastern-aleppo-are-unexpected The humanitarian crisis in eastern Aleppo is tragic but not unimaginable or surprising – it is the result of years of inaction by the international community, writes Physicians for Human Rights researcher Elise Baker.