Urgent: From Syria's frontlines

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http://www.amnesty.ca/iwriteforjustice/take_action.php?actionid=903&type=Internal&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Informz

Dear Human Rights Supporter,

Amnesty International's human rights investigations on the frontlines have revealed widespread, shocking evidence of heinous war crimes committed by the Syrian government armed forces and militias.
Recent news coverage of massacres in the towns of Tremseh, Houla and Daraa has increased global awareness of the crisis. Our investigations from the field provide unequivocal evidence that the Syrian army is responsible for gross violations of human rights on a massive scale.
We need to continue our work in Syria until the atrocities stop. We are counting on people like you to help support our efforts – calling the world’s attention to human rights abuses committed in Syria and in other countries with oppressive regimes. Will you please consider these two actions?

TAKE ACTION 1. Sign our petition - Urge Russia to suspend arms transfers to the Syrian government and support international action to protect civilians 2. Donate - Make a secure online contribution now to protect civilians whose lives are at greatest risk since the crisis began

Time and time again Amnesty spoke with grieving families who told us how their relatives had been taken away by soldiers and shot dead, often just a few steps from their front doors.

Amnesty report reveals war crimes committed in Syria Read Report

Through our comprehensive report, the international community now has ample, credible documentation of the scale and gravity of the abuses. 15,000 people have been killed. At least 115,000 have fled the country. The risk to the for civilians is greater than ever. We now need your help to:

• Pressure Russia to immediately halt weapons and munitions transfers to the Syrian government.

• Demand that the United Nations Security Council act decisively in the wake of mounting global awareness of the crisis.

• Ensure that human rights monitors can travel throughout Syria to get the facts that break through the Syrian government’s lies.
Please help Amnesty keep global attention and pressure on Syria’s government.
Sincerely,


Alex Neve
Secretary General
Amnesty International Canada

P.S.  If you would like to follow our human rights monitoring or to get actively involved, please read our thorough report "Deadly Reprisals", follow updates and actions on our website, and join other Amnesty members by signing our online appeal. Financial support from Amnesty members helped us investigate and publish evidence o