Northwest Syria continues to be one of the most dangerous areas for journalists and media workers. In its latest report, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said that …
the opposition’s Syrian National Army
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Human Rights JournalismStories & Testimonies
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s PicksStories & Testimonies
Jindires/Afrin: The Nowruz Murder Trial in the Shadow of Wider Violations and Impunity
On 17 January 2024, al-Ra’i Courthouse issued nine different sentences against individuals involved in the killing of four Kurds—all from the same family—in Jindires town in Afrin’s suburbs on the eve of …
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Human Rights JournalismStories & Testimonies
Northwest Syria: Fighters Flog a Man for “Insulting God”
In December 2023, a young man was filmed while being flogged in a public square in al-Bab city, Aleppo’s northern countryside. The flogging “sentence” was carried out by fighters affiliated …
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The Kurdish lady, Malak Eibo, spent her last five years in remote displacement camps, living in agony and sorrow of losing her property in Ali Jaro/Jariya village of Afrin’s Bulbul …
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What is the case about? The criminal complaint filed by ECCHR and Syrians for Truth and justice (STJ) addresses the human rights violations that Islamist armed militias have been committing …
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Press releases & statements
International Crimes in Afrin in northern Syria: Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office must investigate
Berlin, January 18, 2024 – Since 2018, armed militias with the support of Turkey have been committing crimes under international law in Afrin in northern Syria. To address these crimes, …
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Executive Summary This joint report builds on 40 testimonies and statements collected between March and May 2023 on gross human rights violations in the Afrin region in the extreme northwest …
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Executive Summary It has been four years since Operation Peace Spring launched by Türkiye and allied Syrian opposition armed group against Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tell Abyad/Girê Sipî, north-eastern Syria. …
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Legal reports
Complaint to the United Nations Regarding the Crime of Arbitrary Detention and Torture in Northern Syria
To the attention of mandate holders: Working Group on arbitrary detention; Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Special Rapporteur on minority issues; Special …