Thread by @IsraelinGeneva

This is murderous policy of the #Assad regime in #Syria Thread⤵️

350,209 documented deaths.
306,887 civilians
27,126 children

51,731 civilians killed in #Aleppo
47,483 civilians killed in Rural #Damascus
22,064 civilians killed in #Darra

The sheer numbers are horrific #HRC50

On the 15th of March, 2011, #Syrian civilians took to the streets demanding democratic reforms and a better life.

These civilians were met with bullets.
They were met with torture.
They were met by the Syrian government who knows no limits. #HRC50

In later years of this conflict, the government used chemical weapons. It used Chlorine gas. It used weapons of mass destruction on its own people. #HRC50

Yet, deaths only tell part of the story. The Syrian government has detained hundreds of thousands more innocent people. In detention, civilians as young as 11 have faced systemic violence, including rape and torture. #HRC50

The Syrian government knows no limits.

It has killed so many of its own people.
It has used Sarin gas against innocent civilians.
It has overseen a campaign of systemic rape & sexual abuse in its prisons.

We must continue to work towards holding it to account. #HCR50