Background 26th June of each year marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The General Assembly, in the resolution 52/149, December 12, 1997, proclaimed an International day …
June 2017
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Investigative Reports
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Investigative Reports
Airstrikes and Barrels Bombs with Incendiary Substances Kill Civilians Indiscriminately in Daraa
by wael.mBackground: Since the beginning of March 2017, Daraa province is exposed to raging military attacks carried out by the Syrian regular army. The Syrian/Russian warplanes bombarded most towns and cities of …
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Investigative Reports
A Special Report About “Hamida al-Taher” Detention Facility in Daraa
by wael.mPreface: Daraa, as well as most other Syrian provinces, is full of secret and public detention facilities, where tens of thousands of persons are arbitrarily detained and/or forcibly disappeared. Let alone …
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Press releases & statements
Press Statement: Survivors Tell Horrific Stories of Egregious Violations inside the Cellars of Hamida al-Taher Checkpoint
by wael.mSyrians for Truth and Justice/STJ in a new report said that egregious human rights violations had been committed inside the detention center known as Hamida al-Taher checkpoint in Daraa province, …
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Preface: The tragedy of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped in al-Rukban refugees’ camp, on the Jordanian-Syrian border, has multiplied following several suicide bombings conducted by the self-called Islamic State, also known …
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Investigative Reports
The Kingdom of Jordan Endangers the Lives of Syrian Refugees by Forcibly Deporting them to Syria
by wael.mThousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan face the danger of deportation to their war-torn country for six years. In recent months, the pace of expulsions of refugees and returning them …
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Investigative Reports
Documenting Arrests and Attacks against Medical Personnel Operating in Eastern Ghouta
by wael.mPreface: Following the outbreak of recent clashes in Eastern Ghouta, Damascus countryside, on 28 April 2017, between Syrian armed opposition factions. Particularly between the Army of Islam/ Jaish al-Islam, on the …