Arbitrary Detention

Executive Summary: In mid-March 2023, Nisreen Mohammed, an alias, was astonished when a group of armed men stormed her house in Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê City, blindfolded her husband, handcuffed him…

To the attention of mandate holders: Working Group on arbitrary detention; Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Special Rapporteur on minority issues; Special…

Introduction On May 28, 2023, Najeeb al-Sheikh, a commander in “Suqur Al-Shamal” Brigade affiliated with the opposition Syrian National Army (SNA), was assassinated with shots by an armed group in…

Ten Syrian families, survivors and victim associations that form the Truth and Justice Charter are calling on UN member states to vote in favour of a landmark resolution that would…

Introduction: During the first quarter of 2023, the Turkish border guards (Gendarmerie) killed eight Syrian civilians, among them a child, and injured more than 10 others seriously in areas in…

The Truth and Justice Charter group went to Cyrpus for a study visit between the 25th and the 28th of April, 2023. From a comparative perspective, the visit aimed to…

Introduction: Arrests and arbitrary detention committed by Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions of the opposition Syrian National Army (SNA) continue to take place in the regions of Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê…

Syrian family groups have urged UN member states to take immediate action to establish an institution to reveal the fate and whereabouts of forcibly disappeared and missing persons in Syria,…

We, the survivors and families of the more than 100,000 Syrians who have been forcibly disappeared since 2011, regard the search for the missing as an essential step towards building…

Introduction: Three civilians, Syrian asylum seekers were killed and others were injured due to direct shooting by Turkish border guards (Gendarmerie) during 2022 in the areas lying between Ras al-Ayn/Serê…