Published : 21-06-2018
The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria, on the occasion of International Refugee Day, has called on the regime to reveal the fate of hundreds of Palestinian detainees in its prisons.
The Action Group noted that since the beginning of the events in Syria in 2011, it has registered the names and data of 1672 Palestinian detainees in the prisons of the Syrian regime, noting that the actual number of detainees and victims of torture is expected to be much higher, due to the absence of any official statistics issued by the Syrian regime and the fear of some of the families of detainees and victims to reveal the fate of their cases, to avoid the Syrian security system’s unexpected reactions.
According to the Group, direct arrests of persons at checkpoints or during army incursions into Syrian towns and villages or during random arrests of an area were monitored. After arrest, it is impossible for anyone to identify the detainee's fate, and in several cases, the security forces contact the detainees' relatives to receive their body from a military or public hospital.
The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria, on the occasion of International Refugee Day, has called on the regime to reveal the fate of hundreds of Palestinian detainees in its prisons.
The Action Group noted that since the beginning of the events in Syria in 2011, it has registered the names and data of 1672 Palestinian detainees in the prisons of the Syrian regime, noting that the actual number of detainees and victims of torture is expected to be much higher, due to the absence of any official statistics issued by the Syrian regime and the fear of some of the families of detainees and victims to reveal the fate of their cases, to avoid the Syrian security system’s unexpected reactions.
According to the Group, direct arrests of persons at checkpoints or during army incursions into Syrian towns and villages or during random arrests of an area were monitored. After arrest, it is impossible for anyone to identify the detainee's fate, and in several cases, the security forces contact the detainees' relatives to receive their body from a military or public hospital.
