Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) demands that current and upcoming Syrian governments criminalize attempts at integrating minorities’ languages and cultures into a single linguistic or national pot. At the …
Syria
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1. Introduction The assassination of the media activist Muhammad Abdul Latif, locally known as Muhammad Abu Ghannoum, and his pregnant wife in al-Bab city on 7 October 2022 caused a …
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Press releases & statements
Press Release: STJ Responds to Allegations Regarding its Report on the Legislative Decree on Increasing the Military Salaries in Syria
On 28 March 2023, Mr. Muhsen AlMustafa published a Tweet, accusing Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) of having “briefed in several lines” a research paper that he had prepared …
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Human Rights Journalism
Syria: The 3rd Report of the OPCW Confirms the Government’s Use of Chlorine in Douma
1. Introduction On 27 January 2023, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)[1] published its Investigation and Identification Team[2] (IIT)’s third report No. S/2125/2023.[3] The report sets out …
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1. Introduction A few days before the end of the last year, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Legislative Decree No. 25 of 2022 amending the salaries of the Internal Security …
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STJ ProjectsBridging the Gap between Syrians and the Constitutional CommitteeEditor’s PicksSyria's Constitutional Process
Social Justice and the Syrian Constitution: Theoretical Texts and Neglected Rights
1. Background: This paper addresses one of the most important social systems in many countries. A system that aims to achieve equality between members of society, preserve their access to …
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Press releases & statements
STJ, a Principal Reliable Source for the U.S. Reports on Human Rights Practices in Syria
On 20 March 2022, the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor of the United States Department of State released the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which includes …
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Press releases & statements
Syria/Afrin: 155 Syrian Organizations Condemn the Killing of Kurdish Civilians on the Eve of Celebrating Newroz
On the eve of Newroz, corresponding to March 20, 2023, some fighters of Jaysh al-Sharqiya Faction/The Construction and Liberation Movement, affiliated with the Turkish-backed opposition Syrian National Army (SNA), killed …
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Press releases & statements
Call for a localized and conflict sensitive earthquake response across Syria
The devastating 6 February 2023 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks in Syria and Türkiye have created a disaster on a massive scale, deepening preexisting humanitarian and protection risks resulting from the …