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
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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
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
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
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
Documenting Attacks on Medical Facilities in Syria
The MSF-supported hospital in Maarat Al Numan was destroyed on Monday 15th Feb. Photo Credit:La Veu del País Valencià [https://www.flickr.com/photos/93060662@N03/25049361085/in/
A Statement issued by Syrian organizations working in the field of documentation, accountability, and transitional justice
04/February/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
Addressing Human Trafficking in Times of Conflict
Worldwide, 21 million [http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/lang--en/index.htm] people are victims of human trafficking. In areas of conflict, people are particularly vulnerable to exploitation – erosion