Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the recruitment of at least 29 male and female teenagers in the areas held by the Autonomous Administration, within the provinces of Aleppo…
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Aleppo/Sheikh Maqsoud: Kurdish Family Appeals to the YPG to Demobilize Underage Son
On 13 June 2022, the People’s Protection Units (YPG) operating in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, in Aleppo city, recruited teenager Muhammad Zakaraya Habash. The boy’s family reported that the YPG then…
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23 Human Rights, Civil, Feminist Organizations Demand the AANES and the SDF to Eliminate Child Recruitment Policy
Mrs. Berivan Khaled and Mr. Abdul-Mahbash, co-chairs of the Democratic Autonomous Administration in Syria (AANES), Mr. Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), We, the undersigned organizations, are…
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Northeastern Syria: Complaints about Child Soldiers Falling on the Autonomous Administration’s Deaf Ears
In this brief report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documents the ongoing recruitment of male and female teenagers in northeastern Syria, which is under the military and administrative control…
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Northeastern Syria: 50 Child Soldiers Demobilized, 19 Others Still Commissioned
Recommendations Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) recommends the Autonomous Administration and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF): To demonstrate transparency and full commitment to the agreements signed, either with Geneva…
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Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) verified that factions operating under the opposition’s Syrian National Army (SNA) have been recruiting children among their ranks. Field researchers with STJ obtained information…
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Press releases & statements
A complaint to the Office for the Protection of Children in Armed Conflicts of the Autonomous Administration, Regarding the Recruitment of 17 Male and Female Minors
On 18 November 2020, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) made a formal complaint to the Office for the Protection of Children in Armed Conflicts, which was founded by decision…
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Thematic Reports
Turkey’s Recruitment of Syrian Mercenaries to Fight in Libya: Process and Legal Consequences
I. A brief history of the Libyan civil war Turkey in Libya sounds like a bet in the making. The current military support Turkey provides to Libya’s Government of National…
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Executive Summary More than nine years into the start of the protests/conflict in Syria, violations of the rights of children continue to be committed— whether killing and subjecting them to…