Every month, field researchers with Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) record the number and names of people arbitrarily arrested and disappeared by the Turkish-backed Military and Civil Police in …
Turkey
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Press releases & statements
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Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrest of at least 108 persons in August 2021. The arrests concentrated in the areas of Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tal …
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Press releases & statements
Recommendations Regarding Syria for the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly
From 14 – 21 September 2021, the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly will convene. During this week of negotiations and debate, STJ hopes the member states will consider …
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Human Rights Journalism
Ain Issa: A Father, His Three Children, Killed in an Artillery Attack by the Elite Army
Four members of the Issa family died and two were injured in the ground shelling on their house in the al-Safawiyeh village, east of Ain Issa city, in the northern …
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On 30 July 2021, the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission announced the reopening of the coastal road linking the country’s east and west. The road, which spans the length of …
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Despite an October 2020 ceasefire agreement and repeated international calls to expel all foreign forces and mercenaries from the Libyan conflict, recruitment operations continue to enlist and transfer Syrian mercenaries …
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Press releases & statements
Northern Syria: A Joint Report for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review
Every five years, the United Nations reviews the human rights situation its 193 member states through a process called The Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This year, The Advocates for Human …
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Background The Turkish Ministry of Defense posted two tweets on their official Twitter account on 14 July 2021. In the first tweet, the ministry claimed that “another war crime came …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Ongoing Violations Without Accountability: Islamic State Members in the Syrian National Army
Executive Summary The present report is concerned with the issue of Islamic State (IS) members joining the ranks of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) of the Syrian Interim Government …