Syrian Man and Aid Organization Accuse Russia of War Crimes at UN Human Rights Committee over 2019 Hospital Bombing
A Syrian man and an aid organization have filed a complaint at the United Nations Human Rights Committee, accusing Russia of violating international law by deliberately bombing a hospital in northern Syria in 2019.
The Kafr Nobol Surgical Hospital in Idlib province was reportedly hit in a series of air strikes, resulting in the deaths of two civilians.
Russia, which intervened militarily in Syria in 2015 to support President Bashar Assad, has previously been accused of committing war crimes in Syria but has not faced any international tribunal.
Moscow has denied these accusations.
The Human Rights Committee received a complaint about a brutal attack in Syria, brought forth by the cousin of the victims and an aid group called Hand in Hand for Aid and Development.
The attack occurred in territory controlled by armed groups opposing Assad.
The complaint includes evidence from videos, eyewitness statements, audio recordings, and correspondence between a Russian pilot and ground control about dropping munitions.
The Syrian community is seeking acknowledgment and redress from the committee for this attack and the resulting suffering.
The Geneva-based Human Rights Committee is an independent expert body that monitors political and civil rights globally and can receive complaints on alleged violations from both states and individuals.
The text discusses how individual complaints can lead to accountability measures for human rights violations, specifically mentioning Syria and Russia's actions in Syria.
However, neither country is a member of the International Criminal Court, making opportunities for accountability limited.
Russia, however, has signed onto the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, allowing individuals to file complaints against the Russian government and armed forces for violations of human rights.
A group represented by the Justice Initiative has filed such a complaint, alleging Russia's deliberate targeting of healthcare facilities in Syria, which violates the laws of war.
In 2019, the UN Human Rights Commission accused government-affiliated forces in Syria of deliberately striking medical facilities, including the Kafr Nobol hospital, based on evidence from strikes on those facilities.
Russia, which intervened militarily in Syria in 2015 to support President Bashar Assad, has previously been accused of committing war crimes in Syria but has not faced any international tribunal.
Moscow has denied these accusations.
The Human Rights Committee received a complaint about a brutal attack in Syria, brought forth by the cousin of the victims and an aid group called Hand in Hand for Aid and Development.
The attack occurred in territory controlled by armed groups opposing Assad.
The complaint includes evidence from videos, eyewitness statements, audio recordings, and correspondence between a Russian pilot and ground control about dropping munitions.
The Syrian community is seeking acknowledgment and redress from the committee for this attack and the resulting suffering.
The Geneva-based Human Rights Committee is an independent expert body that monitors political and civil rights globally and can receive complaints on alleged violations from both states and individuals.
The text discusses how individual complaints can lead to accountability measures for human rights violations, specifically mentioning Syria and Russia's actions in Syria.
However, neither country is a member of the International Criminal Court, making opportunities for accountability limited.
Russia, however, has signed onto the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, allowing individuals to file complaints against the Russian government and armed forces for violations of human rights.
A group represented by the Justice Initiative has filed such a complaint, alleging Russia's deliberate targeting of healthcare facilities in Syria, which violates the laws of war.
In 2019, the UN Human Rights Commission accused government-affiliated forces in Syria of deliberately striking medical facilities, including the Kafr Nobol hospital, based on evidence from strikes on those facilities.
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