The Syrian government, backed by Russia, is bombing its own people in Eastern Ghouta. Scores of people have been killed and hundreds injured in the past month. The area has been under siege for some six years. No one can escape to safety, and humanitarian aid including food and medical supplies can’t get in. Children and elderly people are dying of malnutrition and lack of medication. The daily barrage of attacks is a flagrant war crime.
Amnesty helped draw attention to the crisis in Aleppo. It’s time to help the people under attack in Eastern Ghouta.
1. TAKE ACTION NOW
Sign and share our action calling on Syria and Russia to immediately end all attacks on civilians, homes, hospitals and markets, and lifts the siege to allow humanitarian aid into Eastern Ghouta.
>>SIGN NOW
Here’s an example of how you can share the action via social media:
They are trapped.
They are starved.
They are killed.
This is the reality for hundreds of civilians in #EasternGhouta. Call on Putin and Assad to end daily attacks NOW–>https://t.co/vtbnOr7uUx pic.twitter.com/DeQwqXoa4m via @AmnestyNow
— Hilary Homes AI Can (@AmnestySecurity) February 21, 2018
2. COLLECT PETITION SIGNATURES
Gather signatures in your community on our petition to the presidents of Syria and Russia.
3. WRITE OR CALL THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN CANADA
Tell the Ambassador why you are concerned about the bombing and siege in Eastern Ghouta. Stress that you do not take a position on the conflict in Syria.
Urge the Ambassador to help use Russia’s influence to ensure that the Syrian government immediately ends all attacks on civilians and civilian structures, and lifts the siege to allow humanitarian aid into Eastern Ghouta.
Mr Alexander N. Darchiev, Ambassador
285 Charlotte Street
Ottawa, ON, K1N 8L5
phone: (+1) 613 236 1413
email: info@rusembassy.ca
Salutation: Your Excellency
4. TAKE ACTION ON TWITTER
Send tweets to Vladmir Putin (President of Russia) @PutinRF_Eng and Bashar al-Assad (President of Syria) @Presidency_Sy. Be sure to include the hashtag #SaveGhouta. Images are optional, but can help your tweet stand out.
Here’s a sample tweet:
.@PutinRF_Eng @Presidency_Sy: End the attacks on #EasternGhouta – Lift the siege now. #SaveGhouta w/ @AmnestyNow pic.twitter.com/P2b0iOKld1
— Hilary Homes AI Can (@AmnestySecurity) February 21, 2018
MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Syria: Relentless bombing of civilians in Eastern Ghouta amounts to war crimes (press release 21 February 2018)
Syria: Banned Soviet-made cluster munitions fuel humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern Ghouta (press release 30 November 2017)