Executive Summary “Fourteen days into detention, they started to take groups of five young men out of prison every day. We did not know what happened to them. On my …
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Southern Syria’s Daraa: Suhaib al-Qauarit Died in the Custody of Security Services
On 8 January 2022, the relatives of Suhaib Muhammad al-Qauarit (46) referred to the Daraa City Civil Registry to inquire into the whereabouts of their son, who has been detained …
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Recommendations for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Syria
Every five years, the United Nations reviews the human rights situation of its 193 member states through a process called The Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This year, seven organizations submitted …
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Northeast Syria: Two Men Die from Torture and Medical Negligence
On 22 September 2021, activists circulated a video and photos of a young Syrian man bearing severe marks of torture. The images later discovered to be of Hikmat al-Da’ar, who …
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In this report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documents the stories of three detainees who were tortured and/or maltreated in the prisons and detention facilities operated by the Autonomous …
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Northeastern Syria: Complaints about Child Soldiers Falling on the Autonomous Administration’s Deaf Ears
In this brief report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documents the ongoing recruitment of male and female teenagers in northeastern Syria, which is under the military and administrative control …
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Throughout 2021, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) has documented arbitrary arrests every month across all seven districts in the Afrin region of Syria, which is currently occupied and controlled …
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123 Arrested in “Olive Branch” and “Peace Spring” Strips in October and November 2021
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrests of at least 123 people over October and November 2021 from various areas in the “Peace Spring” and “Olive Branch” strips, …
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Southern Syria: Military operations displace hundreds, leading to smuggling and abduction operations
The military campaign in southern Syria, especially in Daraa province, during June, July and August 2021, forcibly displaced of thousands of people from their original places of residence to safer …