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Afrin
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Editor's PicksThematic Reports
Syria/Türkiye Earthquake: Widespread and Recurrent Violations During and After the Humanitarian Response
by editorExecutive Summary This joint report documents a wide range of human rights violations that accompanied and followed the humanitarian response to the catastrophic earthquake that shook Syria on 6 February …
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Thematic Reports
Northern Syria: Kurds in Afrin Victims of Lack of Accountability and Continued Impunity
by editorIntroduction: Four Kurdish civilians of the same family were killed and three others were injured, as they were directly shot by fighters of opposition Syrian National Army (SNA) backed by …
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Press Releases
Syria/Afrin: 155 Syrian Organizations Condemn the Killing of Kurdish Civilians on the Eve of Celebrating Newroz
by editorOn the eve of Newroz, corresponding to March 20, 2023, some fighters of Jaysh al-Sharqiya Faction/The Construction and Liberation Movement, affiliated with the Turkish-backed opposition Syrian National Army (SNA), killed …
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Press Releases
118 Syrian Organizations Call on the International Community to Assume Responsibility towards Afrin and all of Syria
by editorFive years have passed since Turkish military forces and a coalition of Türkiye-backed Syrian armed groups took over the entire district of Afrin in northern Syria. Living under occupation, locals …
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Press Releases
138 Syrian Organizations Call for a Comprehensive and Non-Discriminatory Response to Deadly February 6 Earthquakes
by editorIn the early hours of 6 February 2023, a massive earthquake hit several areas in Syria and Turkey, prompting a humanitarian catastrophe as indicated by the initial assessment of the …
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Thematic Reports
Where is My Home: Property Rights Violations in Northern Syria Perpetuate Demographic Change
by editorExecutive Summary: Illegal destruction, occupying and property appropriation belonging to civilians, as well as preventing the return of Kurdish families who displaced due to Turkish military operations or blackmailing and …
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Introduction: During 2022, Hevdesti-Synergy Association for Victims documented the arbitrary arrest of at least 633 people, including 40 women and 21 children, in Syria’s Kurdish region of Afrin, at the …
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Press Releases
Input for the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes, and Consequences During Their Visit to Turkey
by editorThe signatory organizations are pleased to address the Special Rapporteur (SR) on violence against women, its causes, and consequences, in response to her call for inputs to inform her visit …
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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
by editorOver 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. …