Published : 03-10-2017
On the eve of the International Day of Violence, AGPS’s Monitoring and Documentation team confirmed that 5233 Palestinian refugees were subjected to physical abuse during the ongoing violence in Syria.
The documentation team also revealed that 3594 deaths were recorded, due to bombardment, the siege, clashes, torture and migration attempts, while 1639 cases of arrest and enforced disappearance, of which 78 disappeared, have been documented in 2016.
The reports validated that the Syrian regime continues to follow its physical and psychological abuse policy on the Palestinian refugees. The regime’s siege continues on Yarmouk camp for its 1538 day, in which 198 Palestinian men and women died due to the lack of food and medical care. Both Yarmouk and Deraa camps have been without water and electricity for 1100 days. People are also banned from leaving or returning to Yarmouk camp.
The Action Group was also able to document the testimonies of the released Palestinian detainees about the forms of torture and oppression they witnessed. One woman told us about the “criminal” acts performed by the regime towards the detained women in general, specifically Palestinians, starting from electrocuting to beating with whips and iron sticks. 473 people died under torture in Syrian prisons.
This is a clear violation of the Universal Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergencies in armed conflicts, in article 5 issued in 1974, which stated that the practice of criminalization is "the criminalization of all forms of repression, cruel and inhuman treatment of women and children, including imprisonment and torture”.
On the eve of the International Day of Violence, AGPS’s Monitoring and Documentation team confirmed that 5233 Palestinian refugees were subjected to physical abuse during the ongoing violence in Syria.
The documentation team also revealed that 3594 deaths were recorded, due to bombardment, the siege, clashes, torture and migration attempts, while 1639 cases of arrest and enforced disappearance, of which 78 disappeared, have been documented in 2016.
The reports validated that the Syrian regime continues to follow its physical and psychological abuse policy on the Palestinian refugees. The regime’s siege continues on Yarmouk camp for its 1538 day, in which 198 Palestinian men and women died due to the lack of food and medical care. Both Yarmouk and Deraa camps have been without water and electricity for 1100 days. People are also banned from leaving or returning to Yarmouk camp.
The Action Group was also able to document the testimonies of the released Palestinian detainees about the forms of torture and oppression they witnessed. One woman told us about the “criminal” acts performed by the regime towards the detained women in general, specifically Palestinians, starting from electrocuting to beating with whips and iron sticks. 473 people died under torture in Syrian prisons.
This is a clear violation of the Universal Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergencies in armed conflicts, in article 5 issued in 1974, which stated that the practice of criminalization is "the criminalization of all forms of repression, cruel and inhuman treatment of women and children, including imprisonment and torture”.
