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Position Paper on the Upcoming Transitional Constitution

April 22, 2016 To: The Syrian Negotiating Parties The International Syria Support Group The United Nations Special Envoy Stefan de Mistura and his Team We, the Syrian organizations working in

Public Participation is a Must for Drafting Syria’s Next Constitution

A protester holds a sign rejecting Syria’s 2012 constitutional referendum. The constitution [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sami-moubayed/syrias-new-constitution-t_b_1275519.html] was drafted by an unelected committee and put

The Controversy over the Syrian Women's Advisory Board

The Controversy over the Syrian Women's Advisory Board

In February, the United Nations made history when the U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura convened [http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/2/ed-statement-on-syrian-womens-advisory-board] the

HuffPost - Torture Is Now a Normal Part of Syrian Warfare

As the conflict in Syria enters its sixth year, gross human rights violations remain one of the main features in the conflict. Although the anniversary of the uprising this year

Torture Is Now a Normal Part of Syrian Warfare

As the conflict in Syria enters its sixth year, gross human rights violations remain one of the main features in the conflict. Although the anniversary of the uprising this year

Filling the Justice Vacuum in Syria

Filling the Justice Vacuum in Syria

As a result of the relative calm following the US-Russia brokered ceasefire, widespread anti-regime protests [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/12183779/Hundreds-across-Syria-protest-against-Assad-for-the-first-time-in-years.html] have taken place

Memorandum issued by Syrian organizations working in the field of human rights, accountability, and transitional justice on the issue of detainees and

21/March/2016 To: The Syrian negotiating parties The International Syria Support Group (ISSG) The United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura and his team We, the signatories

Le Temps - En Europe, la peur des fantômes de Bachar

Le Temps’ Luis Lema reports that amidst the arrival of possible extremists among the many Syrian refugees in Europe are members of the Shabiha, militia loyal to the Syrian government.

The Role of Civil Society in Ceasefire Monitoring

The Role of Civil Society in Ceasefire Monitoring

Since the UN Security Council endorsed [http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sc12261.doc.htm] the United States and Russia’s Joint Statement [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/

Deaths in Secrecy, the Plight of Syrian Detainees

Deaths in Secrecy, the Plight of Syrian Detainees

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) recently released a report [http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoISyria/A-HRC-31-CRP1_en.pdf] on the systematic abuses and deaths of detainees in