Published : 22-06-2021
Scores of Palestinian refugees sheltered south of Syria have sounded distress signals over arbitrary manhunts and security sweeps by the Syrian regime which they said might be a prelude for forced military conscription.
The refugees said security forces removed sand barriers and set up new sites in Deraa.
Ten years into the Syrian conflict, thousands of Palestinian refugees continue to suffer protracted displacement. The Syrian regime has forcibly displaced thousands of Palestinians and Syrians.
Today, those who wish to return to the vastly devastated refugee camps in Syria fear they would be arrested or forced into military conscription.
Those who were involved in anti-government protests and deserted from military service say they cannot go back to the country for fear of being jailed or persecuted.
Human rights groups have documented several cases where Syrian intelligence branches have arbitrarily detained, disappeared, and/or harassed people in areas retaken from opposition groups. The abuse is taking place even when the government has entered into reconciliation agreements with the people involved.
Upon more than once occasion, AGPS has called on the Syrian government to disclose the fate of hundreds of Palestinians forcibly disappeared in state-run dungeons.
Scores of Palestinian refugees sheltered south of Syria have sounded distress signals over arbitrary manhunts and security sweeps by the Syrian regime which they said might be a prelude for forced military conscription.
The refugees said security forces removed sand barriers and set up new sites in Deraa.
Ten years into the Syrian conflict, thousands of Palestinian refugees continue to suffer protracted displacement. The Syrian regime has forcibly displaced thousands of Palestinians and Syrians.
Today, those who wish to return to the vastly devastated refugee camps in Syria fear they would be arrested or forced into military conscription.
Those who were involved in anti-government protests and deserted from military service say they cannot go back to the country for fear of being jailed or persecuted.
Human rights groups have documented several cases where Syrian intelligence branches have arbitrarily detained, disappeared, and/or harassed people in areas retaken from opposition groups. The abuse is taking place even when the government has entered into reconciliation agreements with the people involved.
Upon more than once occasion, AGPS has called on the Syrian government to disclose the fate of hundreds of Palestinians forcibly disappeared in state-run dungeons.
