I. Methodology
This submission addresses the human rights situation in Syria since the last Universal Periodic Review, with particular emphasis on enforced disappearances. It was jointly prepared by FEMED, STJ and CDF as a contribution to the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Syrian Arab Republic, as part of its 54th session.
FEMED coordinated the joint drafting process and developed the overall structure of this submission. It also linked STJ’s legal analysis with observations gathered during its field mission to Damascus in April 2026, during which it met with various Syrian actors, as well as with findings published by other non-governmental organizations, in order to support the legal analysis with concrete, field-based examples relating to the implementation of human rights. CDF contributed research focusing in particular on the situation of women in relation to enforced disappearances.