{"id":113173,"date":"2026-03-26T01:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/?p=113173"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:16:21","slug":"999113173","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/post\/999113173","title":{"rendered":"Syria: Investigation highlights the sale of detained children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London &#8211; Action Group<\/p>\n<p>A recent media report broadcast by Al Jazeera 360 as part of its &#8220;File 404&#8221; program revealed shocking information regarding allegations that detained children in Syria are being treated as commodities, sold for money. This constitutes one of the most serious violations against the most vulnerable groups during the ongoing conflict in the country.<br \/>\nAccording to the report, initial data indicates that sums reaching up to $10,000 per child are being traded within networks suspected of involvement in child trafficking and sale, as reported by various Syrian platforms, including media and human rights pages.<br \/>\nThe report, which was broadcast for the first time, documents the details of this case based on sources and testimonies shared on platforms such as SyriaNow and the &#8220;Melody of Life&#8221; complex. This reflects a pattern of grave violations that may amount to transnational organized crimes and constitute a clear breach of international laws and child protection conventions.<br \/>\nIn response, activists and human rights platforms called for an immediate and independent international investigation to verify these allegations and hold those responsible accountable if they are proven. They stressed the need for the United Nations and relevant bodies to take action to ensure the protection of children and prevent the recurrence of such violations.<br \/>\nThis case comes amidst a long history of violations documented by human rights organizations against civilians in Syria, particularly children, who have been among the most affected groups during the years of conflict, whether through arrest, enforced disappearance, or exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London &#8211; Action Group A recent media report broadcast by Al Jazeera 360 as part of its &#8220;File 404&#8221; program revealed shocking information regarding allegations that detained children in Syria are being treated as commodities, sold for money. This constitutes one of the most serious violations against the most vulnerable groups during the ongoing conflict [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":113174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5936],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-113173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113176,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113173\/revisions\/113176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpal.org.uk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}