Prepared in accordance with the OHCHR Technical Guidelines for stakeholders’ written submissions for the fourth UPR cycle. I. Introduction and Methodology 1. While Syria’s fourth-cycle UPR review period also encompasses …
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Statement on the Abduction of Women and Girls in Syria and the Need to Ensure Protection, Investigation, and Accountability
by Author FThe undersigned human rights organizations express their profound concern over the continued emergence of reports and consistent testimonies regarding the abduction and disappearance of women and girls across different regions …
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Under the Pretext of “Honour”: Syrian Women Killed for Exercising Their Right to Choose
by Author FThis publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Syrians for …
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Syria: USCIRF Annual Report Recommends Designating Syria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC)
by Author FIn its 2026 Annual Report, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) documented a significant decline in religious freedom conditions in Syria throughout 2025. The report emphasized that Syria’s …
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“Living Between Hope and Fear”: Testimonies Documenting the Persistence of Enforced Disappearance in Post-Assad Syria
by s.hasan1. Executive Summary This report documents patterns of enforced disappearance that have occurred after the fall of the Syrian regime in December 2024, indicating that the practice did not end …
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Silenced and Defamed: Women’s Organizations in North-Western Syria Under Many Layers of Oppression
Executive Summary This report investigates the primary challenges facing Syrian women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) under the multiple authorities across north-western Syria. Building from the perspectives of women in the …
