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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Input for the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes, and Consequences During Their Visit to Turkey
The signatory organizations are pleased to address the Special Rapporteur (SR) on violence against women, its causes, and consequences, in response to her call for inputs to inform her visit…
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Peace Spring: Violations Against Women at Opposition-Run Smuggling Points
This report builds on four exclusive testimonies obtained by Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), covering gender-based violations perpetrated against internally displaced women. The accounts confirm that the culprits are…
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Syria/al-Hasakah: New Horrifying Details About IS Attack on al-Sina’a Prison
Executive Summary On 20 January 2022, militants of the Islamic State (IS)—identified locally as Daesh—attacked the al-Sina’a Prison, located south of the Ghweiran neighborhood in al-Hasakah city, in northeastern Syria.…
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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: Membership in the YRA Required to Practice Journalism
In mid-March 2022, the Department of Media of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, issued an oral decision forcing those who wish to…
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Syria/Turkey: Turkish Border Guards Escalate Violence Against Syrian Asylum Seekers
Executive Summary In the present report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) will address the abuses meted out to Syrian asylum seekers by the Turkish border guards (Gendarmerie). The report…
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Syria: Casualties in Indiscriminate Attacks on Al-Bab and A’zaz
On 2 and 15 February 2022, indiscriminate rocket attacks rocked the cities of al-Bab and A’zaz in northern rural Aleppo, killing 11 civilians and wounding 31 others, including women and…