Syrian rebels have kidnapped, tortured and sometimes executed those they suspect of being supporters of the Assad regime and members of its militias, according to the fullest study yet of abuses by the opposition.
The report by Human Rights Watch provides some balance to the worldwide denunciation of the crimes against humanity of which the regime has been accused since the start of the uprising, though there is no suggestion that opposition abuses are as regular or on anywhere near the same scale.
But they also suggest that the longer the conflict continues, the worse abuses will become. The report says the protest movement was largely peaceful until September, while many of the abuses described occurred in the last two months as fighting has intensified.
Among the startling admissions recorded by HRW researchers is a statement by a "media coordinator" for the Farouq Brigade, a militia with Islamist tendencies operating separately from the rebels' Free Syrian Army in and around the city of Homs. Full story...
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The report by Human Rights Watch provides some balance to the worldwide denunciation of the crimes against humanity of which the regime has been accused since the start of the uprising, though there is no suggestion that opposition abuses are as regular or on anywhere near the same scale.
But they also suggest that the longer the conflict continues, the worse abuses will become. The report says the protest movement was largely peaceful until September, while many of the abuses described occurred in the last two months as fighting has intensified.
Among the startling admissions recorded by HRW researchers is a statement by a "media coordinator" for the Farouq Brigade, a militia with Islamist tendencies operating separately from the rebels' Free Syrian Army in and around the city of Homs. Full story...
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