Ninety-two Syrian, Arab, and foreign figures released this statement to revive the case of the Newroz Eve murder in Jindires after 40 days of its occurrence. This statement calls on…
Torture and Ill treatment
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Press releases & statements
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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
Northeastern Syria/Amuda: One Adult and Two Minors Tortured by Turkish Border Guards
On Wednesday evening, 22 June 2022, a young man and two minors tried to access Turkey illegally. They took a smuggling route across from the Kurdish-majority town of Amuda, located…
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Investigative Reports
Syria: Anti-Torture Law Issued 35 Years After the Convention against Torture Went Effective
Executive Summary On 30 March 2022, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Law No. 16 of 2022, criminalizing torture. According to the Syrian Presidency’s Facebook account, the Anti-Torture law has been…
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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
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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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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CampaignsHuman Rights Journalism
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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Investigative Reports
Syria: Amnesty Decree No.7 is an Inadequate Step Considering Law No. 19 and the Counter-Terrorism Court
On 30 April 2022, the Syrian regime issued Legislative Decree No. 7 of 2022, granting a general amnesty for crimes of “terrorism” committed by Syrians before the date. The decree…