1. Introduction: In countries with diverse demographic makeups, debates on the rights of ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities preoccupy a vast space of discussions about political and cultural life, as …
Executive Summary This joint report builds on 40 testimonies and statements collected between March and May 2023 on gross human rights violations in the Afrin region in the extreme northwest …
Introduction In a research paper titled “Governance of Diversity in Syria” (2012), the late Syrian thinker Hassan Abbas notes that “like other societies in the Middle East, Syrian society is …
In September, the United Nations (UN) is organizing a regional conference to mark the 30th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, …
Executive Summary The presence of Yazidi (Ezidi) communities in Syria and the region dates back to ancient times.[1] As a result of multiple genocides, their once-large communities have diminished and …
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. …
The Autonomous Administration permitted the reopen of church’s Syriac and Armenian schools on September 10, 2018, but on its own terms which impeded their work, as on October 9, 2018, …
The Autonomous Administration’s Education Authority ordered Syriac and Armenian private schools, affiliated to Christian churches northeast Syria, on August 7, 2018, to close down within 24 hours for not being …