Stop Syrian forces from starving people to death

War crimes

The world must act. UK artist Banksy, for the campaign to support Syrian civillians. No food. No medicine. No leaving. 128 people have starved to death. Hospitals and schools have been shelled. Yarmouk community in Syria is a humanitarian catastrophe. Civilians there are being treated like pawns in a deadly game. Urge the U.S. to exert its influence NOW to stop the suffering and push the international community to protect the Syrian people. Dear Tracy, Shot scavenging for food. Tortured for tending to the wounded. Shelled and shelled and shelled again inside a shelter. This is Yarmouk camp in Syria, a horror story of war crimes, starvation and death. What can one person do in the face of such catastrophe? Join Amnesty International in urging the U.S. government to step up its work with the UN Security Council and push hard for an end to the sieges. The Syrian conflict has raged for 3 bloody and traumatic years. A quarter of a million civilians live under siege across the country. Many have endured appalling conditions. The siege in and around Yarmouk camp has been particularly prolonged and harsh. Government forces have all but completely cut off food and medical supplies for months. The U.S. Congress must support Syrian civilians and push for access to the aid that they desperately need. Tell your U.S. Senator to take action now. According to Amnesty's research, 128 people have starved to death since the brutal siege of Yarmouk by Syrian government forces began in July 2013. Medical workers have been harassed and arrested. At least one doctor is believed to have died as a result of being tortured in custody. Schools, hospitals and a mosque – some of which were used as shelters – have been shelled with heavy weapons. Launching indiscriminate attacks on civilians, targeting medical workers assisting the sick and wounded - these are war crimes. The U.S. can and must do more to protect and assist Syria's refugees, displaced people and other civilians. The U.S. government can advocate for Syrian civilians and push the UN Security Council to make sure aid gets to where it needs to go. Thank you for taking action and showing the people of Syria that they are not forgotten. In solidarity, Sunjeev Bery Director, Middle East and North Africa Amnesty International USA