Submission Introduction In this submission, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), Hevdestî Association for Victims in North and East Syria, and other local …
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On February 7, 2022, the Local Council of Ras al-Ain city, affiliated with the Syrian Interim Government of the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC), published pictures showing centers they had …
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Press Releases
130 Syrian Organizations Demand the International Community Start Holding ISIS Members Accountable in Syria
On 20 January 2022, ISIS attacked Al-Sina’a prison in Ghuwayran area of Al-Hasakah city, where more than 5,000 ISIS members and leaders are being detained. The attack spread fear among …
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The “Hevdesti-Synergy” Association for the Victims in Northeastern Syria has documented that at least 185 people were arrested in Ras al-Ain/Serê kaniyê and Tal Abyad at the hands of factions …
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Press Releases
Recommendations for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Syria
Every five years, the United Nations reviews the human rights situation of its 193 member states through a process called The Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This year, seven organizations submitted …
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Thematic Reports
United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Syria 2022 Joint Report
Executive Summary This report addresses ongoing human rights violations in the Syrian Arab Republic since the previous Universal Periodic Review in 2016. The report focuses on issues related to citizenship, …
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Press Releases
A Complaint to Three UN Special Rapporteurs Addressing the Destruction of Graves and Cemeteries by Various Parties to the Syrian Conflict
Over the last few years, parties in the Syrian conflict vandalized and destroyed several cemeteries, historic sites, and religious objects. In some cases, actors carried out the violence for revenge. …
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Press Releases
A Complaint to a UN Special Rapporteur on Syrian Crop and Land Seizures by Turkey and the Armed Groups it Supports in Northeast Syria
In Qasas village, south of Tal Abyad, a Syrian family was forced to give up the rights to their land in return for the release of their brother who was …
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Press Releases
A Complaint to a UN Special Rapporteur on the Arbitrary Executions of Syrian Civilians at the Syria-Turkey border
On the evening of June 11, 2019, Ranim Khattab, 20, was sitting with her young child in Kafr Lousin camp when Turkish border guards fired directly at the rudimentary dwellings …
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Thematic Reports
Syria: Sultan Murad and Mu’tasim Divisions Pillage the Industrial Zone in Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê
Executive Summary On 9 October 2019, Turkey launched the sweeping “Peace Spring” offensive into northeastern Syria, backed by several factions of the Syrian National Army (SNA), an affiliate of the …