Published : 09-11-2016
AGPS further documented the abduction and incarceration of 22 Palestinian refugees by the Syrian regime militias during the third quarter of 2016, eight among whom were released within a period of two months. 13 other refugees detained in earlier occasions were also released in the same period while 14 captives have had unknown fates. According to AGPS documentation team at least 1,118 Palestinian refugees are currently locked up in Syrian regime penitentiaries. The exact number of detainees and victims of torture is believed to be higher than the previously estimated figures due to under-documentation and retaliation concerns.
AGPS has frequently appealed to the Syrian regime to release and disclose the fate of hundreds of Palestinian refugees held in unknown lock-ups across the beset Syrian territories.
AGPS staff members believe the psycho-physical torture perpetrated against the Palestinians behind regime prison bars amounts to a war crime by all standards.
AGPS further documented the abduction and incarceration of 22 Palestinian refugees by the Syrian regime militias during the third quarter of 2016, eight among whom were released within a period of two months. 13 other refugees detained in earlier occasions were also released in the same period while 14 captives have had unknown fates. According to AGPS documentation team at least 1,118 Palestinian refugees are currently locked up in Syrian regime penitentiaries. The exact number of detainees and victims of torture is believed to be higher than the previously estimated figures due to under-documentation and retaliation concerns.
AGPS has frequently appealed to the Syrian regime to release and disclose the fate of hundreds of Palestinian refugees held in unknown lock-ups across the beset Syrian territories.
AGPS staff members believe the psycho-physical torture perpetrated against the Palestinians behind regime prison bars amounts to a war crime by all standards.
