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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 …

Under the theme ‘’Review. Rethink. Reform: The 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Minority Rights Concept”, the 15th session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues was convened in …

Press Release: Turkey intensified military activities in the northeastern parts and several areas in the western parts of Syria over the second half of 2022. However, the escalation climaxed on …

Press Release: Turkey intensified military activities in the northeastern parts and several areas in the western parts of Syria over the second half of 2022. However, the escalation climaxed on …

On October 20, 2022, Hevdesti-Synergy Association for Victims signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations acting through the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) for the accountability of …

In late August, after months of anticipation and increasing demands from family networks and CSOs, the UN OHCHR released a report detailing the possible structure and mandate for a proposed …

The United Nations Secretary-General has conducted a study on “how to bolster efforts, including through existing measures and mechanisms, to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing people in the …

Introduction In July 2022, Hevdesti-Synergy Association for the Victims in Northeast Syria documented the arrest of at least 79 persons, including four women, in the areas of Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê …

Introduction The present guidelines for the participation of victims in the search for the disappeared reaffirm the central role that victims have played in the search for the disappeared persons …