Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Syrian security forces veto health care for injured demonstrators

Syrian security forces on demonstrators injured vetoed access to hospitals and health services prevented Atenco in two protests were held last Friday, according to Human Rights Watch report. HRW, citing witnesses to 20 in three Syrian villages, called on the authorities to allow medical access to the injured protesters and to stop the unjustified use of force against those that focus on democratic reforms.

The Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, Sarah Leah Whitson, said that "preventing those injuries have medical treatment that may save their life is inhumane and illegal." "Set aside the people of necessary medical care causes terrible suffering and perhaps irreparable harm," he added.

Human Rights Watch obtained the testimony of six witnesses in Deraa, 10 Harasta, and four of Douma, where demonstrations took place last Friday. The group has had access to the organization consists of four physicians, four injured in the protests, demonstrators arrested and relatives of the wounded.

In addition, Human Rights Watch confirmed the deaths of 28 people in those three locations. Human rights groups in the country claimed that only 27 people died Deraa and in Douma had reported another death. On Friday there were also protests in Qamishli, Derbassiye, Banyas, Amuda, Homs, Lattakia, Tartous and Arbee, although the organization was unable to confirm the number of deaths reliably.

Precisely this Tuesday the opposition group 'The Syrian Revolution', one of the most active in the protests, has called for demonstrations across the country in what has been dubbed "the Tuesday of loyalty to the martyrs." "On Tuesday we will go out of loyalty to all the martyrs and prisoners, out of loyalty to our peaceful demands that we ask from the first day of the revolution," said a brief statement from the group posted on its website on the Facebook social network.

The protests will take place in all provinces of the country "continue to say that there is no turning back. We want our freedom and (to meet) our requirements." The demonstrations in Syria, which began tentatively in February and has intensified since 18 March, have been harshly repressed by the Syrian regime blamed unidentified armed groups kill civilians and security forces.

According to the opposition, up to 200 people have died in these protests, so far tended to be convened on Friday after the prayer or to coincide with the funerals of the demonstrators killed.

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