other violations

On 23 January 2022, the Syrian Ministry of Justice, issued Circular No. 3 on cybercrime, signed by the justice minister and Judge Ahmed al-Sayyed. The circular declared the criminal court…

On 24 September 2021, the Turkey-based Kurdish National Council (KNC)—which operates under the mantle of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC)—held protests in several areas across northeastern Syria, decrying the price…

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…

Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) has obtained reports from credible local sources on the occurrence of the “honor killing” of Abeer M., 19, who is from the village of…

The Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and Anti-Terror Units (YAT) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)— the military wing of the Autonomous Administration running areas in northeast Syria — arrested four…

Executive Summary Gender-based violence remains rampant 10 years into the Syrian conflict, particularly violence against women. Women continue to be subjected to all forms of violence, including sexual exploitation and…

Executive Summary It has been 59 years since an unjust special census was carried out in Syria’s Kurdish-majority province of al-Hasakah, which resulted in thousands of Syrians being stripped of…

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…

Introduction Parties in the Libyan conflict reached a permanent ceasefire agreement across the country on 23 October 2020.[1] The agreement contained a term on the removal of various groups of…