On 9 October 2019, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the military Operation Peace Spring in the areas of Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tell Abyad/Girê Spî in …
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Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tall Abyad: The Situation of Human Rights Five Years After The Turkish Occupation
by editorIntroduction: Five years have passed since the Turkish occupation of areas of Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tall Abyad as a result of the military operation dubbed “Peace Spring”, which began …
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Northern Syria: Horrific Violations Against Syrian Refugees at the Turkish Border
by editorIntroduction: On June 11, 2024, a Syrian woman attempting to cross the border into Turkey in search of a safer life ended up at “Al-Jazeera Hospital” in Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê …
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On November 16, 2023, the International Court of Justice issued its decision regarding the request for provisional measures submitted by Canada and the Netherlands in the case concerning the application …
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Diyar was fortunate enough to survive torture at the hands of Turkish intelligence forces in the opposition Syrian National Army (SNA)-run prisons located in Afrin. He, then, decided to displace …
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Northern Syria: Escalation of Arbitrary Arrests in Turkish-Occupied Territories
by editorIntroduction: In February 2024, years after displacement, Hanan Hussein returned to his village in Afrin countryside in order to take care of his elderly mother following his father’s death. He …
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Northern Syria: Women as Victims in Various Forms, from Domestic Violence to Violations and Conflict-Related Crimes
by editorIntroduction: 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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After the hearings of October 10 and 11, today, November 16, 2023, the International Court of Justice delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made …
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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 …