Background The government of Syria (GOS) has been for years seizing vast swathes of agricultural land in the countryside of Hama and Idlib provinces in northern Syria through occasional confiscation …
Syrian refugees
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On 18 March 2024, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Syrians for Truth and Justice addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council during the presentation of an oral update of …
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Executive Summary “They refused to hear a word. They sought to arrest any Syrian and get their thumbprint on the voluntary return document [. . .] whether willingly or not.” …
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This open letter has been prepared in a coordinated effort by the below-signed civil society and non-governmental organizations with the aim of calling on UNHCR to increase cooperation and transparency …
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In November and October 2022, the Algerian authorities deported dozens of Syrian asylum seekers to a desert area on the border with Niger. The authorities are using this measure against …
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Investigative Reports
Syria: “Get out of Here before You See Things You Would Not Like, and Never Return!”
Introduction In October 2019, Turkey launched the military offensive codenamed “Peace Spring” in Syria, controlling the territories stretching between the areas of Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tal Abyad. The operation …
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Press releases & statements
Press release on the situation of Syrian detainees and prisoners in Lebanon
The Lebanese State Security arrested the Syrian refugee Bashar Abdel Saoud on 30 August 2022. Abdel Saoud was tortured to death by a number of officers and soldiers. The victim’s …