Published : 03-09-2017
Syrian human rights and civic organizations called for the establishment of a mixed international committee consisting of the United Nations and Syrian Civil Society, to uncover the fate of the forcibly detained, the hidden cemeteries and analyze bodies remains in order to reach the victims' identities.
The organizations stated in a letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued on 30th August 2017 and signed by 66 human rights and civil organizations, that it has become clear that the victims are subjected to systematic abuses, including torture in detention centers. They are arrested in completely isolated public and private detention centers held by the Syrian army and affiliated militias, amid the absence of any legal control or health care.
In a statement released on the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance, the organizations requested that the Syrian case be listed as a humanitarian crisis, considering it as a third-degree humanitarian emergency and to work towards its requirements.
The organizations also pressurized the Security Council to carry out its responsibilities and take all necessary measures to stop the crimes and violations executed by the Syrian regime in particular, and all parties included in the conflict.
They also urged for all prisons, public and private detention centers to be open and the release of those who were forcibly detained by the Syrian regime, ensuring the security and safety of all detainees.
It also called for all possible support to be provided to the impartial and independent international mechanism to assist in the investigation and demanded the prosecution of those responsible for the most serious crimes under international law, that have been committed in Syria since March 2011.
The Action Group has documented the arrest of 1633 Palestinians including children, women, senior citizens, human rights activists, journalists, doctors, nurses and practitioners. The Monitoring and Documentation Team in the Action Group also documented 472 deaths due to torture in the Syrian regime prisons.
Syrian human rights and civic organizations called for the establishment of a mixed international committee consisting of the United Nations and Syrian Civil Society, to uncover the fate of the forcibly detained, the hidden cemeteries and analyze bodies remains in order to reach the victims' identities.
The organizations stated in a letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued on 30th August 2017 and signed by 66 human rights and civil organizations, that it has become clear that the victims are subjected to systematic abuses, including torture in detention centers. They are arrested in completely isolated public and private detention centers held by the Syrian army and affiliated militias, amid the absence of any legal control or health care.
In a statement released on the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance, the organizations requested that the Syrian case be listed as a humanitarian crisis, considering it as a third-degree humanitarian emergency and to work towards its requirements.
The organizations also pressurized the Security Council to carry out its responsibilities and take all necessary measures to stop the crimes and violations executed by the Syrian regime in particular, and all parties included in the conflict.
They also urged for all prisons, public and private detention centers to be open and the release of those who were forcibly detained by the Syrian regime, ensuring the security and safety of all detainees.
It also called for all possible support to be provided to the impartial and independent international mechanism to assist in the investigation and demanded the prosecution of those responsible for the most serious crimes under international law, that have been committed in Syria since March 2011.
The Action Group has documented the arrest of 1633 Palestinians including children, women, senior citizens, human rights activists, journalists, doctors, nurses and practitioners. The Monitoring and Documentation Team in the Action Group also documented 472 deaths due to torture in the Syrian regime prisons.
