Rights organizations appeal to UN to stop Turkish violations
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – 108 human rights organizations appealed to the United Nations (UN) and the international community to stop repeated Turkish human rights violations.
Since the early hours of Sunday, Turkish air forces escalated its military operations on the areas of north and northeast Syria, where they launched several airstrikes on the border strip from the far northeast Syria to the northwest.
The organizations said in a joint statement that “Since the early hours of Sunday, the Turkish warplanes committed crimes that may be classified as war crimes due to targeting infrastructure and medical facilities on a large scale.”
“In Kobani, the Turkish state targeted the Children’s Hospital, which was previously Corona Hospital,” it added.
The targets are classified within the scope of war crimes under the International Law and International Humanitarian Law, according to the statement.
The organizations pointed out that the airstrikes targeted civilians in Derik (al-Malikiyah) countryside “during trying to rescue the injured, who are under the rubble as a result of the first strike of the Turkish military warplanes.”
“These actions are contrary to all international laws, and it is a crime of aggression against another country. Based on Article 2 of the United Nations Charter of 1945, these actions occur on a large scale and may classified as a war crime,” they stressed.
They concluded that the international community, the UN and the guarantors of the ceasefire must immediately intervene to stop these violations, preserve the safety of civilians, stop Turkey from terrorizing the civilian population as quickly as possible.