Executive Summary Over the last quarter of 2023 and January 2024, the Turkish Armed Forces launched three air campaigns into northeast Syria, targeting critical civilian infrastructure across the region. The…
Syria
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Investigative Reports
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Human Rights Journalism
HTS Arbitrarily Withdraws Professional Licenses from Graduates of Syrian Universities Outside its Areas
On 12 May 2024, the Salvation Government of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Idlib province, northern Syria, requested the head of the committee responsible for following up on the…
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Human Rights Journalism
Afrin: Repeated Assaults Against Kurdish Students and Minors for Motives Believed to be Discriminatory
Since the beginning of 2024, cases of assault against Kurdish minors, adolescents, and students have been repeated in Afrin. Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) managed to verify no less…
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Legal reportsPress releases & statements
Input to the Human Rights Committee Regarding Syria’s Compliance with the ICCPR
The Human Rights Committee oversees how well the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is followed by the countries that have agreed to it. These countries are required…
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Human Rights Journalism
Facing the Unknown: Syrian Refugees’ Struggle to Find Safety in Neighboring Countries
At the Brussels VIII Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”, international and Syrian organizations conducted a joint side event on 29 April 2024, in Brussels, Belgium.…
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Press releases & statements
A Joint Statement by Syrian Civil Society Organizations and Victims’ Associations Welcoming the Paris Criminal Court’s Ruling to Sentence Three High-Ranking Syrian Security Officials to Life Imprisonment in the Dabbagh Case
On May 24, 2024, the Paris Criminal Court issued a life imprisonment sentence against three high-ranking Syrian security officials close to Bashar al-Assad: Major General Ali Mamlouk, Major General Jamil…
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Press releases & statements
No One Left Behind: Advocating for Justice In All Corners of Syria on the Sidelines of the Brussels Conference
On 29 April 2024, during the Brussels VIII Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the Region, a coalition of international and Syrian organizations hosted a joint side event…
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Syria: Two New Decrees to Regulate Use of Foreign Currencies and Money Exchange: The Accused is Guilty Until Proven Innocent
On 20 January 2024, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued two Legislative Decrees, No. 5 and No. 6 of 2024. The decrees prohibit dealing in currencies other than the Syrian pound,…
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Legal reports
Syria: The Interference of the Executive Branch in the Judiciary and its Impact on Safeguarding Democracy
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) prepared this paper in response to the call for input of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers for the thematic…