Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization whose staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/human-rights-watch/rss en Human Rights ISIS Religious & Ethnic Groups Wed, 26 Oct 2016 09:08:39 +0000 Human Rights Watch https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/10/26/improvised-mines-kill-injure-hundreds-in-manbij-northern-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/10/26/improvised-mines-kill-injure-hundreds-in-manbij-northern-syria In the city of Manbij, Human Rights Watch has documented the deaths of 69 civilians, including 19 children, killed by victim-activated, homemade explosives, which are banned under international law. Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Displacement Human Rights Tue, 10 May 2016 13:35:34 +0000 Human Rights Watch https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/05/10/turkish-border-guards-kill-and-injure-asylum-seekers https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/05/10/turkish-border-guards-kill-and-injure-asylum-seekers Victims, witnesses and locals interviewed by Human Rights Watch say that in spring 2016, Turkish border guards used violence against Syrian asylum seekers and smugglers, killing five people, including a child, and seriously injuring 14 others. Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Human Rights Watch https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/12/03/aid-to-besieged-areas-being-blocked https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/12/03/aid-to-besieged-areas-being-blocked  Syrian government and some opposition forces are preventing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of civilians in areas under siege in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today.