On the occasion of the 137th Session of the Human Rights Committee that will take place between 27 February and 24 March 2023, the Advocates for Human Rights, the World…
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Syria: Joint Report on the Compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
On the occasion of the 137th Session of the Human Rights Committee, Syrians for Truth and Justice and eighteen NGOs[1] jointly-submitted a report that addresses several violations of the International…
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Background Syrian laws that regulate the landlord-tenant relationship have been changed constantly since the early 2000s. In 2001, the government issued Law No. 6 that repealed the three Legislative Decrees:…
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Introduction Al-Muwafaqa al-Amniyeh (security clearance, approval, or permit), al-Diraseh al-Amniyeh (security checkup), or Khulasset al-Sijil al-Adli (criminal register extract) refer to a special approval Syrian security services are empowered to…
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Syria: the UN High Commissioner of Refugees Should Take Steps to Put an End to Statelessness Policies
Syrians for Truth on Justice welcomes the call of the UN High commissioner for Refugees to tackle the issue of statelessness worldwide. We wish to take the opportunity to provide…
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Syria: Warnings to Humanitarian Actors Active in Areas Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
In mid-2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury issued a general license that allowed economic activities in the non-regime held areas…
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New Testimonies: Russia Continues to Deploy Syrian Mercenaries to Ukraine
In this report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) presents an update on the Syrian mercenary activities in the context of the Ukrainian conflict, revealing new information obtained in December…
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Input for the Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
This submission by Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) is to inform the Special Rapporteur’s (SR) visit to the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) as additional material for the preparation of…
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Northeastern Syria: Raqqa Journalist Remains Detained while Restrictions Tighten on Colleagues
On 14 November 2022, the Internal Security Forces (Asayish), an agency of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, prevented the Kurdish National Council (KNC) in Syria, an affiliate…