Published : 22-10-2018
1,696 Palestinian refugees have been enduring mysterious fates in Syrian government dungeons, where 558 others were also tortured to death.
AGPS believes the exact number to be far higher due to the gag orders slapped by the Syrian government on the fates and whereabouts of the detainees and the families’ reluctance to report cases of torture and enforced disappearance over retaliation concerns.
AGPS annual report documenting the situation of the Palestinians of Syria in 2017 kept record of the death of 205 Palestinians during 2017 due to war-related incidents, 12 among them were killed under torture in Syrian government dungeons, where 1,644 Palestinians had been locked up.
The report documented the detention of 28 Palestinians in 2017 and the release of 25 others after they had been held captive for varying spans.
AGPS calls on the Syrian government to disclose the fate of Palestinian detainees held in its penitentiaries. AGPS believes the cruel torture tactics perpetrated in Syrian government lock-ups amounts to a war crime.
1,696 Palestinian refugees have been enduring mysterious fates in Syrian government dungeons, where 558 others were also tortured to death.
AGPS believes the exact number to be far higher due to the gag orders slapped by the Syrian government on the fates and whereabouts of the detainees and the families’ reluctance to report cases of torture and enforced disappearance over retaliation concerns.
AGPS annual report documenting the situation of the Palestinians of Syria in 2017 kept record of the death of 205 Palestinians during 2017 due to war-related incidents, 12 among them were killed under torture in Syrian government dungeons, where 1,644 Palestinians had been locked up.
The report documented the detention of 28 Palestinians in 2017 and the release of 25 others after they had been held captive for varying spans.
AGPS calls on the Syrian government to disclose the fate of Palestinian detainees held in its penitentiaries. AGPS believes the cruel torture tactics perpetrated in Syrian government lock-ups amounts to a war crime.
