The Syrian government's siege of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp is a crime against humanity and should see the regime referred to the International Criminal Court, according to an Amnesty International report released Monday. Since July 2013, when the government prevented the entry of people, food and medical supplies into the area, at least 124 civilians have died directly as a result of starvation, the effects of which have been exacerbated by a lack of medical care.
A further 10 people were shot dead by government snipers, the report says, including two who were killed foraging for food.
Virtually no medical supplies remain, and, in addition, the facility has itself been bombed several times by regime forces, the report adds.
The report says the government's treatment of Yarmouk constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity and recommends that Syria be referred to the ICC.
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