"A Data
A.1 Sources
HRDAG obtained data from the eight sources listed in Section 1 via dif-ferent mechanisms and at di erent times. Below is a brief description of each source, how and when HRDAG obtained data from each source, and any additional information available about each source's mission and data
collection and veri cation methods.
March 15 Group: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in February 2012. The group was recommended to OHCHR by the Local Coordination Committees, among others.
Syrian Government: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in September 2012.
Syrian Center for Statistics and Research: HRDAG scraped16 SCSR's website17 in May 2013 to obtain a copy of their published data. Indi-viduals can ll out a form on the SCSR website to add victim infor-mation. HRDAG established direct contact with SCSR in late May 2013 and in the future will be able to access data directly from SCSR.
Syrian Network for Human Rights: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in August 2012. Beginning in February 2013, HRDAG established a direct relationship with SNHR. SNHR conducts monthly reviews of their records and subsequently updates their dataset with newly discovered victims. These updates were not shared in time to be included in the data used in this analysis. SNHR maintains a website18 where they describe that they `adopt the highest approved documentation principles by the international bodies.'
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in December 2012 and again in May 2013. This list includes only \[c]ivilians and opposition ghters who are not de-
fectors" as categorized by SOHR. SOHR also collects data on defec- tors, pro-government militia (Sabihha), military and police personnel, unidenti ed persons, unidenti ed and foreign ghters, and Hezbollah
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selves as `. . . a group of people who believe in Human Rights, from inside and outside the country, observing the Human Rights situation in Syria, documenting and criticizing all Human Rights violations, l- ing reports and spreading it across a broad Human Rights and Media range.' The website also speci es that SOHR `. . . is not associated or linked to any political body.'
Syrian Revolution General Council: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in February 2012 along with the description that `. . . a sta of 5 is diligently dedicated to documenting numbers of deaths using di erent means including visiting families of those killed and contacting mosques and also verifying medical records and in some cases inspection of the body by person when possible.'
Syrian Shuhada: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in February 2012. Subsequently HRDAG scraped the website20 several times in 2012 and 2013 to obtain updated data. It is worth noting that the SS website collects data from several sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights (one of the other sources for this analysis). As of 24 May 2013 the SS website reported 5,605 total records from SNHR, about 8% of SS's total database.
Violation Documentation Centre: This list was provided to OHCHR
in February 2012. Subsequently HRDAG scraped the website21 several
times in 2012 and 2013 to obtain updated data. The `About' page of
their website describes the data classi cation methods and three-stage
data veri cation process implemented by the VDC."
A.1 Sources
HRDAG obtained data from the eight sources listed in Section 1 via dif-ferent mechanisms and at di erent times. Below is a brief description of each source, how and when HRDAG obtained data from each source, and any additional information available about each source's mission and data
collection and veri cation methods.
March 15 Group: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in February 2012. The group was recommended to OHCHR by the Local Coordination Committees, among others.
Syrian Government: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in September 2012.
Syrian Center for Statistics and Research: HRDAG scraped16 SCSR's website17 in May 2013 to obtain a copy of their published data. Indi-viduals can ll out a form on the SCSR website to add victim infor-mation. HRDAG established direct contact with SCSR in late May 2013 and in the future will be able to access data directly from SCSR.
Syrian Network for Human Rights: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in August 2012. Beginning in February 2013, HRDAG established a direct relationship with SNHR. SNHR conducts monthly reviews of their records and subsequently updates their dataset with newly discovered victims. These updates were not shared in time to be included in the data used in this analysis. SNHR maintains a website18 where they describe that they `adopt the highest approved documentation principles by the international bodies.'
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in December 2012 and again in May 2013. This list includes only \[c]ivilians and opposition ghters who are not de-
fectors" as categorized by SOHR. SOHR also collects data on defec- tors, pro-government militia (Sabihha), military and police personnel, unidenti ed persons, unidenti ed and foreign ghters, and Hezbollah
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selves as `. . . a group of people who believe in Human Rights, from inside and outside the country, observing the Human Rights situation in Syria, documenting and criticizing all Human Rights violations, l- ing reports and spreading it across a broad Human Rights and Media range.' The website also speci es that SOHR `. . . is not associated or linked to any political body.'
Syrian Revolution General Council: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in February 2012 along with the description that `. . . a sta of 5 is diligently dedicated to documenting numbers of deaths using di erent means including visiting families of those killed and contacting mosques and also verifying medical records and in some cases inspection of the body by person when possible.'
Syrian Shuhada: This list was provided to HRDAG by OHCHR in February 2012. Subsequently HRDAG scraped the website20 several times in 2012 and 2013 to obtain updated data. It is worth noting that the SS website collects data from several sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights (one of the other sources for this analysis). As of 24 May 2013 the SS website reported 5,605 total records from SNHR, about 8% of SS's total database.
Violation Documentation Centre: This list was provided to OHCHR
in February 2012. Subsequently HRDAG scraped the website21 several
times in 2012 and 2013 to obtain updated data. The `About' page of
their website describes the data classi cation methods and three-stage
data veri cation process implemented by the VDC."
