Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who returned home after seeking refuge abroad to detention, disappearance and torture, including sexual violence, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, “You’re going to your death,” the organization documented a catalogue of horrific violations committed by Syrian intelligence officers against 66 returnees, including 13 children. Among these …
Syria not fit for safe, dignified return of refugees: UN report
Syria is not fit for the safe and dignified returns of refugees and this year’s upsurge in fighting and the return to violence are causes for alarm, said the latest report of the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry released Tuesday. “One decade in, the parties to the conflict continue to perpetrate war crimes and crimes …
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Massacre in Tadamon: how two academics hunted down a Syrian war criminal
After a rookie militiaman secretly watched a video of 41 people being brutally killed, he knew he had to get the horrific images to the outside world Warning: this report contains images readers may find upsetting by Martin Chulov, Middle East correspondent On a spring morning three years ago, a new recruit to a loyalist …
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