Syria: Fatal shooting of a child in al-Hol camp must be a call to international action

By Amnesty International

At least one child has been killed and three injured by the Asayish, the Syrian Kurdish Autonomous Administration’s police force, who opened fire in al-Hol camp yesterday, Amnesty International has confirmed. Three women were injured as well. The Asayish, which controls the sprawling camp in Syria’s north-east and keeps it closed off to outsiders, has […] The post Syria: Fatal shooting of a child in al-Hol camp must be a call to international action appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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