Close to 10,000 civilians are living under wretched humanitarian conditions in the Rukban camp, located in a desert region in Badiyat Homs near the Jordanian-Syrian border, with infrastructure unfit
PRESS RELEASE: SYRIA SANCTIONS MUST BE IMPROVED TO FACILITATE MEDICAL RELIEF DURING COVID-19 Washington, D.C. June 16th, 2020 “Syria’s existing sanctions regimes should be adjusted and recalibrated to
When Fatima’s (name changed) husband disappeared in 2013, she risked her life to find any news of him. “I searched in all security branches, but to give any information,
As most readers will be aware, Syrian victims of the nine-year conflict in their country have scant opportunities for justice. Russia has repeatedly vetoed efforts to refer the situation to
20 May 2020 To: Syrians for Detainees and Abductees Syrian Democratic Council In a press release on 5 April 2020, the Syrian Democratic Council announced the formation of a committee
The long-rumored falling out between Bashar Al-Assad and his cousin Rami Makhlouf, the most prominent businessman in Syria and once close confidant of the president, publicly unraveled last week in
With the spread of the coronavirus, human rights advocates and humanitarian workers have raised the alarm [https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-leaves-refugees-and-idps-vulnerable/] about the potential dangers of outbreaks in refugee
Late last month, the government in Tripoli raised alarms [https://www.ft.com/content/2949db12-6abc-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3] on a potential source of COVID 19 in the country: hundreds of Syrian fighters arriving
On April 6, 2020, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released a summary of the report [https://www.un.org/sg/sites/www.un.org.sg/files/atoms/files/NWS_BOI_Summary_
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to create unprecedented difficulties across the world, calls have mounted for economic sanctions to be lifted in response to pressing humanitarian and medical concerns. On