The Geneva II peace conference on Syria must end state sieges imposed on opposition-held towns where civilians are starving, says Amnesty

Syrian women must be heard in all efforts to resolve the civil war tearing their country apart, a UN-sponsored conference has declared.

European leaders should hang their heads in shame over refusing and mistreating refugees from Syria, says Amnesty.

Torture, flogging and summary killings are rife in secret prisons run by the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham, an armed group controlling swathes of northern Syria.