In Syria, Doctors Are the Next Victims Op-Ed

According to Physicians for Human Rights, more than 560 medical personnel have been killed and 155 medical facilities have been attacked since the conflict began, though based on our interviews these numbers are understated. When the conflict began, the regime decreed that medical care to any area c...

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Published inThe New York times
Main Authors Rubenstein, Leonard S, M. Zaher Sahloul
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 20.11.2014
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Assad, Bashar Al
Hospitals
Humanitarian aid
Medical personnel
Physicians
Turkey
Syria
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Summary:According to Physicians for Human Rights, more than 560 medical personnel have been killed and 155 medical facilities have been attacked since the conflict began, though based on our interviews these numbers are understated. When the conflict began, the regime decreed that medical care to any area controlled by the opposition, which included demonstrators as well as armed opponents, was a criminal offense -- a position that violated the Geneva Conventions' declaration that medical personnel and facilities are off-limits.
ISSN:0362-4331