Our Investigative Reports dig into the events reported to us by our investigators in order to reveal trends and build a broader picture of the on-going situation in Syria.
Introduction From 16 to 19 May 2015, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons visited the Syrian Arab Republic. His report (No. A/HRC/32/35/Add.2) on the visit …
On 10 February 2022, al-Bu Arafat Clan—consisting of Al Haza’ (Haza’ Household), and al-Ubaid clan (al-Shaher)— consisting of Al al-Arab (al-Arab Household), in Syria, Iraq and the diaspora, mourned the …
Executive Summary One morning in 2015, Hamrin found a newborn girl at the door of her house in Raqqa city. She did not know that the little girl’s mother left …
In 2011, sweeping anti-government protests empowered the Syrian people to push boundaries and begin conversations about freedom in Syria. These conversations triggered Syrians to question the various policies, laws, and …
On October 4 2021, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) published a news story about “New urban schemes for Alhajar Al Aswad, Sbeneh, Jaramana and Yalda” stating that Rif Dimashq …
Executive Summary “Fourteen days into detention, they started to take groups of five young men out of prison every day. We did not know what happened to them. On my …
Precautionary seizure is a legal procedure whereby the judiciary freezes movable and immovable property of the depositor including, for example, money, real estate, cars, stakes or shares in companies, to …
Executive Summary Five years ago, the forces of the Syrian government (SG) launched a large-scale military operation into three key areas in Wadi Barada (Barada Valley) in the suburbs of …
Every five years, the United Nations reviews the human rights situation of its 193 member states through a process called The Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This year, seven organizations submitted …
