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UN 'Act Immediately in Response to Syria Hospital Attacks,' HRW Demands

© REUTERS / Abdalrhman IsmailA view shows the damage at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria's Aleppo, April 28, 2016.
A view shows the damage at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria's Aleppo, April 28, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Attacks on a hospital in Syria, where dozens of people died shows a complete disregard for human life.

Burnt vehicles are pictured in front of the damaged the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria's Aleppo, April 28, 2016 - Sputnik International
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An airstrike on April 27th 2016, which hit a hospital, killing 58 civilians and including medical staff, patients was followed by another airstrike on April 29th, which hit a clinic in the opposition-held-al-Marja neighborhood, injuring 10 people according to the Syrian Civil Defense.

"As the ceasefire frays, Syrian civilians are again paying the price in blood," said Philippe Bolopion Director for global advocacy at Human Rights Watch (HRW).

"The UN Security Council should act immediately over the attack on al-Quds Hospital and demand an inquiry to determine who is responsible."

​According to Bibars Mish'al, a first responder with the Aleppo branch of the Syrian Civil Defense, airstrikes struck al-Quds Hospital, which is supported by the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), at 10 p.m. on April 27. There were no military targets in or around the medical facility at that time, Mish'al said.

​"It was such a painful sight. We worked for 30 hours to get one small child out of the rubble. And people are still working to extricate others, even as the planes keep flying above our heads and firing," Mish'al told Human Rights Watch from inside Aleppo city.

The HRW have called for the United Nations Security Council to act in response to these attacks on medical facilities.

​An HRW statement sent to Sputnik read:

"The United Nations Security Council should immediately act in response to these attacks on medical facilities. Under international humanitarian law, medical facilities are afforded a special protection, while also retaining the general protections applied to civilians and civilian structures. The council should request that the UN secretary-general conduct an independent inquiry into the events within two weeks, identify who conducted the strikes, and evaluate the impact the attacks will have on access to health care in the area."

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