Executive Summary “They refused to hear a word. They sought to arrest any Syrian and get their thumbprint on the voluntary return document [. . .] whether willingly or not.” …
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Refugees Rights
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This open letter has been prepared in a coordinated effort by the below-signed civil society and non-governmental organizations with the aim of calling on UNHCR to increase cooperation and transparency …
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Press releases & statements
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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Introduction Since early 2022, the Turkish government has been enforcing harsher persecution and deportation measures against asylum seekers, especially Syrian refugees, arbitrarily detaining hundreds of them. Along with these measures, …
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Human Rights Journalism
Turkey/Syria: Turkish Border Guards Continue to Beat and Torture Syrian Asylum Seekers
STJ cites in the present report information and detailed testimonies on cases of violent acts committed by the Turkish border guards (gendarmerie) against Syrians who tried to cross the border …
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Press releases & statements
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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Executive Summary The General Secretariat of Hama Province announced they were accepting applications for public auctions, which offer for investment the al-Slaikh (rain-fed) farmlands in the areas across Salamiyah, Suran …
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As an organization committed to documenting human rights violations, and Syrians who are too familiar with indiscriminate shelling, occupation, and forced displacement, the team at Syrians for Truth and Justice …
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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 …