Introduction: On February 27, 2024, a widely circulated video on social media showed a girl being violently beaten with sticks and iron bars. Some men and boys/children took turns assaulting …
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Northern Syria: Arbitrary Detention and Torture as Systematic Policy in SNA-Held Areas
by editorExecutive 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, and took away her husband …
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Executive Summary This joint report builds on 40 testimonies and statements collected between March and May 2023 on gross human rights violations in the Afrin region in the extreme northwest …
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Syria: Role of International Agreements in Forced Displacement (1)
by editorThe present report was conducted in partnership between Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) and Synergy Association for Victims, with support from Adopt a Revolution initiative. Disclaimer: The views and …
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Northern Syria: Multi-Faceted Impacts of Arbitrary Detention and Torture on the Victims and Their Families
by editorExecutive 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 …
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Complaint to the United Nations Regarding the Crime of Arbitrary Detention and Torture in Northern Syria
by editorTo 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 …
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Northern Syria: Documentation of 82 Arrests in “Olive Branch” and “Peace Spring” Strips During the First Quarter of 2023
by editorIntroduction: 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 …
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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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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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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 …