Executive Summary On 28th of January 2022, Syria’s session of the Universal Periodic Review UPR was held before the Human Rights Council as part of the third cycle of the…
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Interactive Dialogue: Oral update of the COI on the Syrian Arab Republic
Oral Intervention: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies[1] 21 September 2022 Delivered by: Alice Boughalem Mr. President, Syria is facing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since the beginning of…
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An Intervention During the Oral Update of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry
On 29 June 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) joined 8 other international organizations in presenting an intervention to the UN Human Rights Council during the oral update of…
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NGOs call on the Human Rights Council to ensure the voluntary, safe, and dignified return of Syrian refugees
Eleven years have passed since the popular uprisings began in Syria while the Syrian refugee and displacement crisis remains the largest in the world. There are currently 6.8 million Syrians…
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Recommendations for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Syria
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…
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On the 2 and 3 of December 2021, Syrians for Truth and Justice presented a statement at the UN Forum on Minority Issues on the current issues facing Syrian minorities.…
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Statement on the Submission of a Criminal Complaint on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Germany
We are 42 Syrian and international feminist and human rights organisations and 38 individuals and we welcome the filing of the first criminal complaint in Germany pertaining to sexual and…
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Russia’s Role in Syria Raises Questions About Bid for Human Rights Council
by wael.mThe United Nations General Assembly will select new members for the Human Rights Council in elections to be held in New York on October 28. Russia is running against Hungary…